The man apparently hit a police cruiser while trying to get away, and was arrested

Burnaby RCMP says the man drove off after officers woke him up in a running vehicle

A driver apparently tried to get away from officers in a stolen vehicle in Burnaby Thursday morning

BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – A situation between police and a driver escalated early Thursday morning.

It happened just after midnight, when the RCMP says officers were called to reports of a man who was “unresponsive” in a vehicle — which later turned out to be stolen — in North Burnaby just after midnight.

When they arrived, Mounties — who were being assisted by Vancouver Police officers and the Burnaby Fire Department — tried to wake the man up. When he did, that’s when the RCMP says he sped off.

“The man drove into the intersection of Beta Avenue and Francis Street and collided with a vehicle being driven by a Burnaby RCMP Frontline officer who was responding to assist officers on scene,” an email to NEWS 1130 from the Burnaby RCMP reads.

The man was arrested and no one was hurt.

He’s now facing charges, including possession of stolen property and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

-With files from Ash Kelly and Dean Recksiedler