Back on the night of August 31st, Port Orange Police officer were dispatched to the area of Nova Rd and Village Trail in reference to a hit and run crash. Ofc. Dale Harler was investigating the call and located a blue Dodge Ram pickup stopped at the intersection of Village Trail and Nova Rd. The suspect, 42-year old Kenneth Monte, struck the patrol vehicle by placing the pickup in reverse and striking the patrol vehicle on the front bumper and front hood. The patrol vehicle was pushed back as the pickup continued to accelerate in reverse. Harler was able to escape his patrol vehicle and ordered the suspect to exit his vehicle, but Monte failed to comply.He then fled north on Nova Rd and struck a citizen’s vehicle near the intersection of Dunlawton Ave and Nova Rd. The truck continued north on Nova Rd with Port Orange Officers attempting to conduct a traffic stop. The truck completed a U turn while in the north bound lane of Nova Rd and began attempting to crash into a Port Orange Patrol vehicle operated by Ofc. Darren Starling. The suspect vehicle did strike the rear of Ofc. Starling’s vehicle and then crashed on Nova Rd. Starling suffered minor injuries and was transported to Halifax Hospital to be evaluated.Monte has remained in the VCBJ since the August incident. On Thursday, he was formally charged with 2 counts of aggravated battery on a Law Enforcement Officer (1st deg felonies punishable by up to 30 years each and a 5 year minimum mandatory sentence on each), aggravated battery (2nd deg felony punishable by up to 15 years), fleeing and eluding, (2nd deg felony punishable by up to 15 years) and DUI with property damage (1st deg, misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year).