Man hit by car lands on roof, falls off by northern Alta. RCMP detachment after long ride
A homeowner near Whitecourt, Alta., was hit by an unknown car on his property, ended up on the vehicle's roof and eventually flew off by the RCMP detachment in town.
The man noticed the car on his property at around 9 p.m. on Monday and went to talk to the driver, police said.
After a brief chat, the driver accelerated, struck the homeowner, and the man landed on the car's roof, RCMP added.
The driver drove from the area of Range Road 123C and Highway 32 into the Town of Whitecourt, and then from Highway 43 to 42 Avenue.
He then drove by an RCMP detachment, and the victim was thrown off the roof, Mounties said.
A man ended up on the roof of a car after he was hit on his property in the Whitecourt area on Monday, May 2, 2022. (Supplied)
The victim was taken to hospital, treated and released.
The drive from Range Road 123C and Highway 32 to 42 Avenue is approximately six kilometres.
On Wednesday, Claudio Foglia, 59, was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and failing to comply with undertaking.
He's scheduled to appear in court on May 24.
Whitecourt is located approximately 175 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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