N.S. man charged with dangerous driving after speeding, rolling truck with revoked licence

The Halifax District RCMP arrested a man who rolled a truck while driving with a revoked licence on Monday evening.

In a release, police say a RCMP member saw a truck “going at a high rate of speed” on Sackville Drive around 6:45 p.m.

“The member turned around to check on the truck but it was lost to sight,” the release said. “A short distance away, police saw dust and smoke in the air.”

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The release said members approached the area and saw a truck on its roof in the parking lot of a business on Sackville Drive.

First responders assisted him with getting out of the car and he was assessed for non-life-threatening injuries by paramedics.

“Investigation determined that the speeding truck went off the road, struck a tree and bench before rolling and coming to a stop on its roof,” the release said, adding that the 31-year-old driver had a revoked driver’s licence.

It said he is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on Nov. 24 to face a charge of dangerous driving. He was also given a ticket for driving with a revoked licence.