Man arrested following hit and run in Fall River

CITYnews halifax / By Chris Halef

Police are investigating a hit and run that took place in Fall River last week.

On Friday at roughly 10 p.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a collision near the 1400 block of Fall River Road where a Dodge Ram collided with a dirt bike travelling in the same direction.

Police said two of the three youth dirt bike riders suffered serious injuries and were transported to hospital by EHS while the third rider was uninjured.

Mounties later found the Dodge Ram at a nearby gas station and the male driver showed signs of impairment and then completed a breathlyzer test which showed he was not impaired by alcohol.

Officers then demanded that the 45-year-old man from Fletchers Lake perform a standard field sobriety test and when he refused, he was arrested. He resisted and assaulted an officer during the arrest.

Police said they searched his vehicle and seized baggies containing a white substance.

The man was later released and will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of refusal to comply with a demand, assaulting a peace officer, and resisting arrest.