45-year-old Benjamin Kohlman crashes after erratic driving, assaults a peace officer, and attempts to disarm them in North Vancouver during a police pursuit.
45-year-old Benjamin Kohlman from New Westminster faces seven charges, including dangerous driving, fleeing a peace officer, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, resisting or obstructing a police officer, disarming a police officer, and two counts of assaulting a police officer. Kohlman allegedly assaulted a peace officer and attempted to disarm them in North Vancouver after crashing his vehicle during an attempted traffic stop. The incident began when Kohlman was driving erratically on Highway 1, prompting a police pursuit. After crashing his vehicle, Kohlman fled on foot and attacked officers before being arrested. One officer was hospitalized but later released. The RCMP continues its ongoing investigation and encourages anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage of it to contact them.