A Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges after he hit two RCMP cruisers and attempting to flee from police.
Police were called to Hardwood Lands, N.S., just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday about a possible impaired driver, when a Ford F-150 hit two police vehicles and fled the scene.
The crash caused considerable damage to the police cruisers.
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Officers in two other vehicles then initiated a pursuit along Highway 14.
The vehicle eventually stopped by a dirt embankment and police were able to arrest two suspects.
The driver of the vehicle, Steven Wade Nowe, 52, of Indian Brook has been charged with:
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle;
- Operating a motor vehicle over the legal limit;
- Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon;
- Use of a vehicle in the commission of an offence;
- Operating a motor vehicle while being pursued by police;
- Two counts of mischief over $5,000;
- Driving while prohibited.
The passenger, a 22-year-old man from Indian Brook, is facing a charge of assault with a weapon.
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Nowe was held in custody before appearing in Truro Provincial Court on Wednesday, he was then remanded in custody until his appearance Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
RCMP say their investigation is ongoing.