Man arrested for impaired driving following single-vehicle crash

An RCMP vehicle is pictured. (CTV Atlantic / Melanie Price)

A Westphal, N.S., man has been arrested for allegedly driving while impaired following a single-vehicle crash in Hubley, N.S.

The RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a report of a crashed vehicle in the 3800 block of St. Margarets Bay Road around 12:35 a.m. Thursday.

“Officers learned that a Subaru Forester had been travelling north when it struck a snowbank, collided with a parked truck, and continued down the road before hitting a power pole,” reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.

When officers arrived on scene the driver was out of the vehicle and uninjured.

Police say the 40-year-old man showed signs of impairment and was arrested for impaired driving.

“He was transported to the Tantallon RCMP Detachment, where he provided two breath samples registering 160 mg% and 160 mg%,” reads the release.

The unnamed man was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court.

The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

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