A 23-year-old man is lucky to be alive after allegedly driving an SUV into a light pole at high speed on Monday.
Halifax Regional Police say just after 1:30 a.m., patrol members observed an SUV travelling eastbound on Highway 111 between Exit 6 and Exit 7.
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Officer say the vehicle was driving dangerously and was estimated to be travelling at a speed exceeding 150 km/h in the 80 km/h zone.
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Halifax police say their officers were about to pursue the vehicle when it crashed into a light pole.
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The 23-year-old man allegedly driving the vehicle was uninjured and arrested without incident, police say.
He was taken to Dartmouth General as a precaution for observation as a result of the crash and will be held for court where he will be facing a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
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