By The Canadian Press

Crash in Victoria leads to attempted murder charges after pedestrian hit

Dec 29, 2016 | 1:59 PM

Victoria police say a man alleged to have intentionally driven his vehicle at two people has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Const. Matt Rutherford says officers were called Tuesday evening to what was initially reported as a two-car crash in an upscale Victoria neighbourhood not far from Government House.

In a news release, Rutherford says officers spoke to the occupants of both vehicles and determined that two people were targeted and weren’t in their vehicle when a man at the wheel of a second vehicle drove at them.

Police say one of the people involved was hurt, but those injuries weren’t serious.

Rutherford says police also determined there was a history of domestic violence between two of the people involved.

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