**** RCMP Media Release
Hammonds Plains man arrested following head-on collision
Halifax District RCMP arrested a Hammonds Plains man following in a head on collision in Hammonds Plains.
At 5:15 p.m. on June 7, Halifax District RCMP responded to a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Hammonds Plains Rd near Yankeetown Rd.
Preliminary investigation reveals that a silver car crossed the center line and struck a red car travelling in the oncoming lane. Information was provided to police that the silver car was travelling in a dangerous manner prior to the collision.
The occupants of the red car, an adult woman and two children were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the silver car was also transported to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The driver, a 25-year-old man of Hammonds Plains, was later arrested without incident for Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on November 30, at 10 a.m.
The investigation is ongoing.
