Ontario family dispute leads to car chase, crash and brass knuckles attack: police

KALADAR, Ont. — Police say a family dispute triggered an attack in the back of a pickup truck that ended in a crash in eastern Ontario.

Ontario Provincial Police say it happened near Kaladar, Ont., around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

They say an argument that began on the side of the road turned violent, prompting the driver of the pickup truck to get in his vehicle and drive away.

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Police allege a passenger from another car jumped into the bed of the truck as it drove away and punched two passengers with brass knuckles.

OPP say there was then a car chase that ended when the car cut off the truck and the two collided.

Daniel Hamlyn, 27, of South Frontenac Township, has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon, two counts of failing to comply with a prohibition order and failing to comply with a probation order.