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Saturday, January 02, 2010
Carly and her brother Kris were hurt in a Vancouver carjacking. Carly suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, while Kris suffered severe injuries to his ankle when a pedestrian tried to steal their vehicle and crashed it into the new CBC building on West Georgia Street. Vancouver police have confirmed David Fomradas, 31, of Alberta is facing eight charges in relation to the incident, including: kidnapping, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, dangerous driving, mischief to property. Carly, Kris and one other unidentified victim were treated in hospital following the incident and have since been released. Fomradas was also treated in hospital and remains in police custody. The two were in Kris's BMW on Tuesday morning when a pedestrian leaped onto the hood of the vehicle and started yelling at them to run him over, according to witnesses. After Kris left the vehicle, the pedestrian jumped behind the wheel of the car and reversed it through traffic, dragging the pair and one other person along with them, and hitting three other vehicles before crashing into the CBC building. "My daughter was thrown from the car at some point," said Dale Pope. "My son, who grabbed on to the door of the car to try and stop this person from kidnapping his sister, was thrown from the vehicle and received quite severe injuries to his ankle, his arm and his face. My daughter suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, and some stitches to her face. We feel very blessed that they're with us because this person could have had a weapon," he added. "I don't know if he did or did not, but he could have had a weapon and used it on my daughter, or my son, or both." The Pope family source said Kris was released from the hospital Tuesday night, but Carly remained in the hospital.
Carly and her brother Kris were hurt in a Vancouver carjacking. Carly suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, while Kris suffered severe injuries to his ankle when a pedestrian tried to steal their vehicle and crashed it into the new CBC building on West Georgia Street. Vancouver police have confirmed David Fomradas, 31, of Alberta is facing eight charges in relation to the incident, including: kidnapping, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, dangerous driving, mischief to property. Carly, Kris and one other unidentified victim were treated in hospital following the incident and have since been released. Fomradas was also treated in hospital and remains in police custody. The two were in Kris's BMW on Tuesday morning when a pedestrian leaped onto the hood of the vehicle and started yelling at them to run him over, according to witnesses. After Kris left the vehicle, the pedestrian jumped behind the wheel of the car and reversed it through traffic, dragging the pair and one other person along with them, and hitting three other vehicles before crashing into the CBC building. "My daughter was thrown from the car at some point," said Dale Pope. "My son, who grabbed on to the door of the car to try and stop this person from kidnapping his sister, was thrown from the vehicle and received quite severe injuries to his ankle, his arm and his face. My daughter suffered a broken rib and two cracked vertebrae, and some stitches to her face. We feel very blessed that they're with us because this person could have had a weapon," he added. "I don't know if he did or did not, but he could have had a weapon and used it on my daughter, or my son, or both." The Pope family source said Kris was released from the hospital Tuesday night, but Carly remained in the hospital.
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