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At 4:40 a.m. on January 13, Halifax Regional Police received a report of a motor vehicle collision where a car struck a tree and fire hydrant in the 6100 block of North Street in Halifax. Moments later another caller reported a possible impaired driver operating a gray Honda Civic travelling north bound on Windsor Street.
At 4:50 a.m. Halifax Regional Police located the suspected vehicle in a parking lot on Kempt Road. Officers located and arrested the female driver. A 21-year-old woman from Halifax will appear in Halifax Provincial Court on a later date. She is facing the following criminal charges:
- Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle,
- Operation with over 80 mg. of alcohol,
- Failing to Remain at the Scene and
- Obstruction.
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