West Vancouver police have arrested a suspect accused of kicking a driver in the head during an assault in the parking lot outside the Cactus Club Cafe at Park Royal Feb. 15.
Force Mclellan Forsythe, 26, was at a pedestrian crossing at 8:30 p.m. on a Saturday night when he apparently took exception to the way a West Vancouver man was driving, according to police.
Forsythe allegedly spat on the driver's Volkswagen Passat, prompting the 52-year-old West Vancouver man to get out of his car.
"As soon as this person steps out of the car, the pedestrian just charges at them, punches them in the face, knocks them to the ground and kicks them a couple times before leaving the area," Palmer said.
Forsythe allegedly fled Park Royal in a sedan.
The driver suffered facial fractures and a concussion from the beating, according to police.
Despite some commentary on social media, there is no eyewitness account or other evidence to suggest the driver was doing anything wrong or reckless, according to Palmer.
Forsythe, described as 5'10 and 220 pounds, was arrested Wednesday in Vancouver. Surveillance images from the alleged assault were widely distributed, leading to the arrest, according to Palmer.
Forsythe is due in court March 11.
Police investigated an incident where a car bumped a pedestrian in the Park Royal parking lot last year, but violent occurences are rare, said Palmer. "This is certainly out of the ordinary for the area," he said.
