A police officer suffered minor injuries following a collision involving a police cruiser and a fleeing vehicle in Hanover early Sunday morning.
Hanover Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on 4th Avenue near 9th Street shortly before 2 a.m. when the driver allegedly sped away as an officer approached. Despite the deployment of a spike belt, the vehicle continued through a stop sign and collided head-on with a second responding cruiser in the 100 block of 10th Street.
The vehicle continued eastbound for several blocks before two occupants abandoned it and fled on foot. Following a brief pursuit, officers arrested a 28-year-old man from Haldimand County and a 23-year-old woman from Cambridge.
Police allege the driver was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, had a suspended licence, and had open alcohol inside the vehicle. The man faces multiple charges, while the woman has been charged with one offence.
The injured officer was treated in hospital and later released. Neither suspect was hurt in the collision.