RCMP release:

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a man after a vehicle crash and property offences in Moser River. 

On January 20, at approximately 3:45 a.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 28900 block of Hwy. 7.  Officers learned that a man wearing a camouflage jacket had been banging on the doors of a residence. 

While en route, officers received a second report of a vehicle in a ditch near Church Loop and Hwy. 7.  They located a Honda Civic suspended over a deep ditch. The Civic appeared to have travelled eastbound before leaving the roadway and crossing Church Loop Rd.  No one was found at the scene, although evidence indicated the driver had injuries. 

Patrols east of the crash site led officers to fresh footprints in the snow, and a garage with two smashed windows.  Footprints continued back toward Hwy. 7.  In the 29600 block, officers located another vehicle with its door open and fresh footprints nearby.  A passing motorist then reported a man walking in the roadway approximately 1.5 km east of the officer’s location.   

As short time later, investigators located an injured man wearing a camouflage jacket walking in the west bound lane of the roadway. The man was arrested, and EHS attended to provide medical assistance. 

Officers determined the man was the driver of the crashed vehicle and responsible for the damage to the garage and other vehicles along his travelled route.  A roadside breath test was administered, resulting in a fail. The man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, where a blood demand was given. 

The 35-year-old Moser River man is facing charges of:

• Impaired Driving
• Break and Enter (two counts)
• Mischief (five counts)

He was released from police custody and will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date. 

The investigation remains ongoing.