A 34-year-old man is facing charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he allegedly used his vehicle to intentionally strike a man and pin him against a tree.
Victoria police were called about 2 a.m. Dec. 1 with a report about a man screaming for help in the 600-block of Hillside Avenue, in the Rock Bay area.
The victim had suffered life-altering injuries to his leg, police said.
Officers administered emergency first-aid until paramedics arrived a short time later and transported the victim to hospital.
The driver’s vehicle was found abandoned and resting against a tree after he fled the area, but he later called police to turn himself in and was located and arrested.
Cristian Ganzo-Murpy remains in custody pending a bail hearing.
