**** HRP Media Release
Police Investigate Vehicle Collision and Arrest Driver
At 1:38 a.m., Halifax Regional Police received a report of a Motor Vehicle Collision where a pickup truck struck a utility pole in the 100 block of Eaglewood Drive Bedford, knocking the power out in the area, and a male drive running from the truck. Halifax Regional Police and a Police Service Dog searched the area for the driver, but did not locate the driver.
2:05 a.m. RCMP member located and arrested the driver in Lower Sackville. A 27-year-old male will appear in Dartmouth Court on a later date and is facing the following Criminal charges: Operation of a Conveyance while Impaired, Refusal to comply with demand for testing and Failing to Remain at the Scene of an Accident.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.
