Two Durham Regional Police officers narrowly escaped being seriously hurt after their cruiser was struck on Highway 12, Sunday night.

Shortly after 9 p.m., two officers were in the marked car travelling southbound on Highway 12, when a northbound Chevy van drifted over the centre line, its mirror hitting the driver’s side of the cruiser.

The driver of the van then sped off, but officers eventually caught up with him as he was pulling into a driveway.

Toby McReelis-Fix of Scugog faces six charges, including Dangerous Driving and Driving Under Suspension.