Driver hits police vehicle while fleeing from officers

File photo of a Waterloo Regional Police vehicle. (Sidra Jafri/CTV News)

Two men were arrested after they tried to flee – twice – from Waterloo Regional Police.

Officers were patrolling the Queen Street West area early Saturday morning when they spotted a vehicle they said was “associated to a person wanted on a warrant.”

When police tried to initiate a traffic stop, the driver took off.

The vehicle was then located a short time later on Hammet Street.

Once again, the driver tried to flee. During that attempt, police said the vehicle was involved in a minor collision with a Waterloo Regional Police vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

Police said a 28-year-old man from Toronto was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police.

The passenger, a 22-year-old man from Caledon, was charged with possession of break-in instruments and possession of a device for the purpose of committing theft.