Halifax police charge 59-year-old after alleged impaired driving, hit-and-run

Halifax Regional Police have charged a 59-year-old after an incident of alleged impaired driving and a hit-and-run.

Police say they responded to a bar in the 6200 block of Lady Hammond Road in Halifax at 2:16 a.m. on Sunday.

Staff had reported that a woman had been struck by a vehicle in the parking lot. Witnesses reportedly described the vehicle as a dark coloured SUV that had struck a parked vehicle, pushing that vehicle into a pedestrian.

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The SUV then fled the scene onto Lady Hammond Road.

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Emergency Health Services and police officers arrived within minutes, discovering a 35-year-old woman with non-life-threatening injuries. She was transported to hospital for further treatment.

Investigators soon identified a 59-year-old man as a suspect.

At 2:55 a.m., the vehicle was located behind an apartment building in the 3700 block of Kencrest Avenue. Officers quickly found their suspect nearby in the 3800 block of Newbery Street.

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He was arrested without incident and will be charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.

The man remains in custody and will face a bail hearing later on Sunday.