RCMP arrest man for dangerous driving following roll over

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RCMP arrest man for dangerous driving following roll over

Halifax District RCMP arrested a man for dangerous driving following a rollover collision on Sackville Dr. last evening.

At approximately 6:45 p.m. on September 20, a member observed a truck going at a high rate of speed on Sackville Dr.​ The member turned around to check on the truck but it was lost to sight. A short distance away, police saw dust and smoke in the air. Members approached the area and saw a truck on it’s roof in the parking lot of a business on Sackville Dr. The driver was assisted in getting out of the car and assessed by EHS for non-life threatening injuries.​

Investigation determined that the speeding truck went off the road, struck a tree and bench before rolling and coming to a stop on its roof. The driver also had a revoked drivers license. The driver, a 31-year-old man, was arrested at the scene and later released. He is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on November 24 at 9:30 a.m. to face a charge of Dangerous Driving.​ He was also issued a Summary Offence Ticket for Driving while Revoked.

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