One man has been arrested after a violent carjacking incident in View Royal on Sunday.
The incident began at around 6:30 p.m. on October 2nd, at the Shell gas station on the Island Highway.
West Shore RCMP say they received multiple calls right after the vehicle was stolen.
The suspect, 56-year-old Glenn George, approached the gas station and stole a parked 2002 Mazda Protégé—the owner of the vehicle saw the theft occurring, ran back to the car and attempted to intervene by grabbing onto the suspect.
George began driving away, dragging the owner of the car approximately 100 feet in the process.
RCMP say the owner sustained physical injuries and was transported to the hospital and is expected to recover.
According to a post on Facebook, the victim, suffered a mild concussion, broken ribs and road rash and was taken to hospital but has since been released
Police say George continued driving dangerously at a high rate of speed along Island Hwy while swerving into oncoming traffic before crashing into a parked camper van.
Moments later, he crashed into a Volkswagen Golf. The driver of that vehicle followed George and was able to call and alert police of his whereabouts.
Witnesses surrounded George on Price Road in View Royal and prevented him from leaving the scene until West Shore RCMP members arrived.
He was taken into custody without incident and made his first court appearance yesterday, Monday, October 3rd.
George faces multiple charges including, theft of a motor vehicle, assault with a weapon, operating a vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public, and for failing to stop a vehicle and “provide your information after it was used in a reckless manner.”
“We want to thank the members of the public who alerted the police and prevented George from leaving the scene. Their brave actions no doubt prevented further harm from being caused,” said Inspector Stephen Rose, Officer in Charge of Operations at West Shore RCMP.”
“It is important to reflect on how dangerous car thefts can be, in this case the owner of the vehicle sustained injuries while trying to prevent his vehicle from being stolen. If you find yourself in a similar situation, please find your way to safe place and call police for help.”
According to West Shore RCMP, George is known to police and has a lengthy criminal record with numerous convictions for theft and failure to comply with the conditions he has been placed upon.
He has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance on October 13th.
