A week and a half after a man was hit while trying to stop the theft of his own vehicle, charges have been laid against a 23-year-old.
According to London police, the man had left his vehicle running while he was paying for parking at a meter in a lot on Richmond Street near King Street around 10 a.m. on April 20. While the man was at the meter another person got into his vehicle and started to drive away.
The man tried to stop the theft, but was hit by the vehicle before it took off. He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 23-year-old man, of no fixed address, is now charged with robbery, theft of vehicle, dangerous operation causing bodily harm, failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm, and operating a vehicle while prohibited.
The man was scheduled to appear in court in relation to the charges on Wednesday.
