Driver allegedly attacked by woman in West End Vancouver

Vancouver Police are investigating a series of violent incidents that kept officers stretched to all corners of the city this weekend.

A man driving near Vancouver General Hospital on Saturday afternoon had to slam on his breaks to avoid hitting a pedestrian who had darted out in front of him.

The pedestrian became enraged and started hitting the vehicle.

She then punched the man repeatedly, broke his glasses, and sprayed an unknown substance in his face.

The victim, a 36 year old man from Marpole, called police, but the suspect fled before police arrived.

The suspect is a Black woman in her forties, with long black dreadlocks and black clothes.