HALIFAX – Halifax police have charged two men in connection with a hit-and-run incident that occurred in Halifax on Thursday morning.
Officers responded to a collision between a minivan and a pickup truck just before 8:30 a.m. on Olivet Street. The driver and passenger of the truck allegedly fled the scene on foot.
Police found the pair on Chebucto Road and arrested them. They also discovered that the truck had been stolen shortly before the accident.
The men, aged 27 and 31, both face charges including theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and failing to remain at the scene of a collision. They are also facing several breaches of existing court orders, and are are scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
The 44-year-old woman driving the van was not injured.
Police respond to 2 other hit-and-runs
Halifax police also responded to two separate hit-and-run incidents on Wednesday evening.
The first happened at Herring Cove Road near Greystone Drive at 7:40 p.m. Police said a vehicle hit a car into a ditch before driving off. Police said they found the vehicle they believe hit the car, but are still searching for the driver.
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An infant and two adults inside the vehicle that was hit were taken to hospital and later released.
The second incident, which happened at Lacewood Drive and Dunbrack Street at 9:40 p.m., resulted in charges against a 16-year-old boy. Police said the teen was turning left at the intersection and struck another vehicle before driving off.
The three occupants of the vehicle hit, including a four-year-old girl, were treated at the scene by emergency crews and released.
A number of people witnessed the collision and took the licence plate number of the vehicle that drove off, and police traced it to a nearby home where they arrested the boy. He will be in court at a later date to face charges of failing to remain at the scene and failure to yield to a vehicle in an intersection.
With files from Rebecca Joseph, Global News
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