Woman, 19, sought after Hamilton police officers struck by vehicle during NYE RIDE check

By Patricia D'Cunha and John Marchesan

Hamilton police have issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year-old woman accused of hitting two police officers with her vehicle during a RIDE check on New Year’s Eve.

Police said the officers were speaking to two drivers in the southbound lanes of Claremont Access just before 11 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2021, when a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe drove through the RIDE lanes, striking two officers and knocking them unconscious.

The officers were taken to hospital with serious injuries and underwent a series of surgeries. They remain in hospital recovering from their injuries.

The vehicle was eventually recovered in the area of Inverness Avenue and Belair Drive but there was no sign of the driver.

Police said the Hyundai was involved in an earlier incident near Fennell Avenue and Hoover Crescent, where officers approached a driver who was unconscious at the wheel. When the officers went to make the arrest, police allege the vehicle was placed in drive and struck a cruiser before fleeing.

In an update on Tuesday, police said they have now determined that the same suspect is responsible for both incidents.

Hannah Pietrantuono, from Hamilton, is wanted on 10 charges including Criminal Negligence Cause Bodily Harm, Failure to Stop after Accident Causing Bodily Harm, Fail to Comply with Probation, and Resist Arrest.

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With files from The Canadian Press

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