Halifax woman Tasered, charged after hit and run leads to crash with police car
Police used a spike belt and a Taser to arrest the 33-year-old driver after she allegedly fled a collision in Spryfield.
HALIFAX — Halifax Regional Police say a 33-year-old woman faces multiple charges after an incident Sunday that started with an alleged hit and run led to the driver being Tasered.
In a news release issued Sunday, police said they received a report of a hit and run on Dentith Road in Spryfield at 7:35 p.m. AT. The vehicle that fled, a grey sedan, headed toward Herring Cove Road.
Police said they located the vehicle and turned on their sirens, but stopped pursuing it over safety concerns because the sedan was travelling too fast.
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At 8:20 p.m., police found the vehicle on Purcells Cove Road and used a spike belt to attempt to stop it. While the vehicle went over the belt, that didn't stop it, and it continued inbound toward the Armdale roundabout.
Police said the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a police car at the roundabout where it leads to Quinpool Road.
To arrest the driver, police said they had to Taser her.
Police said the charges include breach of conditions. The news release did not say whether the other driver involved in the initial collision had any injuries.
CBC News has contacted the police department for further detail, but has not heard back.
Police watchdog investigating separate incident
In a separate weekend incident, Halifax Regional Police say they have referred an alleged hit and run to Nova Scotia’s police watchdog after a collision involving a truck that was being followed by city police.
The force says police followed a pickup truck that did not have a licence plate after it fled a parking lot in Dartmouth on Saturday.
Police say the truck did not stop when the police vehicle turned on its lights and sirens, and it struck another vehicle at an intersection.
A 58-year-old man driving the other vehicle sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital.
The truck, which is described as a black Ford F-150, continued onto the A. Murray Mackay Bridge connecting Dartmouth to the Halifax peninsula and has not yet been located.
Police referred the incident to the province’s Serious Incident Response Team, which is responsible for investigating incidents that may have resulted from the actions of a police officer.
With files from CBC News and Global News