A 30-year-old woman faces numerous charges after Chatham-Kent police responded to a stolen vehicle complaint in Tilbury on Saturday.
The vehicle was spotted entering Chatham shortly after and several police units co-ordinated in an attempt to stop the vehicle.
Two police vehicles were used to initiate a rolling block, which is a maneuver designed to prevent a suspect vehicle from fleeing by blocking its path and forcing it to slow down and eventually stop, police said.
However, the suspect allegedly rammed the police cruiser in front of it and fled through a red light at an intersection.
“The suspect vehicle then struck an unrelated motorist and came to a stop,” police stated in a release Sunday. “There were no major injuries as a result of the collision.”
The accused was identified as a Tilbury woman and she was arrested at the scene.
While in custody, she was believed to be intoxicated by illicit drugs and allegedly failed a sobriety test by a drug recognition officer, police added.
The accused was on house arrest for several offenses and was also allegedly breaching his conditional sentence order.
She was charged with theft of a motor vehicle; possession of property obtained by crime; dangerous operation of a motor vehicle; flight from police; two counts of failing to stop after crash; two counts of operation while prohibited; police obstruction; and operation while impaired.
The accused was held pending a bail hearing, police said.