Two officers hit by a vehicle during an attempted arrest in Kingsville

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A Windsor man faces multiple criminal charges after hitting two police officers with a vehicle while trying to evade arrest on Saturday.

Shortly after midnight, members of the Kingsville OPP detachment were called to County Road 23 for a report of an erratic driver.

Officers located a stopped vehicle on the side of the road. When the police approached, the vehicle took off and hit two of them.

The vehicle sped and ended up in a ditch, police said. The driver was treated for minor injuries.

The officers who were beaten were not injured.

Justin Loma, 34, of Windsor, is charged with flight by a law enforcement officer, resisting a law enforcement officer, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

The defendant was also wanted on the order of another police service and was detained pending a bail hearing in Windsor.

Anyone with information should call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Reference-windsorstar.com

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