RCMP release:

Lunenburg District RCMP has charged a man involved in a hit and run in New Ross.

On July 5, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of a hit and run involving a pedestrian on Huckleberry Ln. RCMP officers learned that a Ford F250 struck a child in a beach parking lot and then took off at a high of rate speed.

The child was immediately taken to the New Ross Volunteer Fire Department by a family member for medical treatment and later transported to hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries.

At approximately 8:50 p.m., an RCMP officer located a F250, believed to be the vehicle involved in the hit and run, parked along New Russell Rd. The male driver displayed signs of impairment and was arrested. He was transported to the Chester Detachment where he provided breath samples of 210 mg% and 200 mg%.

Jacob Thomas Walker, 35, of Chester Grant, has been charged with Failure to Stop After Accident and Impaired Operation Causing Bodily Harm.

Walker was remanded into custody and appeared in Bridgewater Provincial Court on July 7.

The investigation is ongoing.