Uber vehicle stolen in Waterloo, suspect hits hydro pole
Posted Oct 21, 2016 07:04:12 AM.
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An Uber driver had his vehicle stolen in Waterloo on Thursday night.
Police say around 11pm, they got a call about a stolen vehicle in a parking lot near King and Spring in the Uptown.
Police allege an intoxicated 18-year-old man opened the door of the vehicle, pushed the driver out and sped off.
The suspect then drove the vehicle down the road and hit a hydro pole at the corner of Erb and Regina.
He was transported to Grand River Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
An 18-year-old man is facing charges of robbery, theft of a motor vehicle, as well as impaired and dangerous driving.
The Uber driver was not hurt.
