Charges have been laid in relation to a pair of bank robberies that ended in a dramatic five-vehicle crash in East Vancouver Saturday.

Crown counsel has approved two counts of robbery against Jordan Anthony Doddridge, 23. Charges have also been recommended against his female passenger.

The crime spree saw two banks on Commercial Drive get robbed within half an hour of each other before the suspects were involved in a crash that injured four innocent bystanders.

Dashcam footage of the five-car collision shows an allegedly stolen Porsche Cayenne rotating 90 degrees in one of Vancouver's busiest intersections. It then reverses into oncoming traffic.

"Two police cruisers made a U-turn here, and made impact with this Porshe SUV," said witness Ryland Chernomaz. "All of them had their guns drawn. And he's on the ground, there's another girl with him crying."

The pair inside the Porsche were suspects in two robberies at banks on Commercial Drive between 1 and 2 p.m. that day.

They were taken into custody at the scene.

Several innocent bystanders were also ensnared in the crash. Four people were taken to hospital, and one woman in her 50s visiting from Brazil suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

One witness thought the attempted getaway was foolish.

"It's 2018 and somebody's trying to rob a bank? Like, what are you doing? You think you're going to get away?" said Richard Tickner.

Doddridge is already facing theft and mischief charges in Victoria. He is in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.

With a report from CTV Vancouver's Sarah MacDonald