Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a Tantallon man with impaired driving and unlawful possession of a firearm, after a pickup truck struck a power pole in Upper Tantallon, N.S. on Saturday.
Police say they were called to reports of a collision on Peggy’s Cove Road at approximately 7:15 a.m.
When they arrived, officers found a power pole had been severed as a result of the crash.
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The Mounties say the driver, a 25-year-old man, was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
He was not injured during the crash and was arrested for impaired driving.
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During their investigation, police say they discovered the man was in unlawful possession of a firearm.
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The gun was seized by police and the man remains in custody.
The 25-year-old will appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Monday at 9:30 a.m.
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