Man faces impaired driving charges after “violent” Mount Uniacke crash

From the Cruiser provides police briefs for the week. (Healey photo)

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MOUNT UNIACKE: A 30-year-old Mount Uniacke man faces charges of impaired driving after a single-vehicle collision on July 18 on Etter Road.

Local firefighters responded along with EHS to the scene after the 911 call came in at approximately 7:45 p.m.

S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East Hants RCMP, said the subsequent investigation revealed the man was driving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle went off road, flipping end over end multiple times.

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“The engine was separated from the car and branches as high as 10 to 15 feet in the air were broken off as a result of the violent crash,” said S/Sgt. Bushell.

The driver, who was not seriously injured, showed signs of impairment and was charges with impaired driving.

S/Sgt. Bushell said the man will face the courts at a later date.

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