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A 75-year-old man who was struck while riding his motorized scooter in what Vancouver police say was a “vehicle ramming” earlier this month has died of his injuries.
The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. PT on May 15 in the city’s West End, and left the victim with critical injuries.
Two police officers, one of them a recruit constable on his second day of work, were also injured.
On Wednesday, police confirmed the man had died on May 24.
Police previously said they were called to the scene following reports of someone “driving erratically” near Comox and Broughton streets, striking a variety of objects including the Nelson Park dog area.
Multiple witnesses told police they had to scramble to evade the vehicle.
First responders gathered around an incident in Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood by Bute and Comox streets on May 15. (Cecelia Armstrong/CBC)
Investigators say the suspect was finally stopped after he rammed a police cruiser and flipped his own vehicle.
Police are investigating mental health and drug use as possible factors in the incident.
Tadd Bali, 34, is charged with four counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.
Police said they are now submitting evidence to prosecutors for consideration of additional charges.