UPPER TANTALLON, N.S. - A 25-year-old Tantallon man is facing charges after he struck a power pole while allegedly driving impaired with a prohibited firearm early Saturday morning.
Police say at approximately 7:15 a.m. Halifax District RCMP responded to single0vehicle collision on Peggy’s Cove road.
When officers arrived they found a power pole severed. The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was not injured in the collision.
The was arrested for impaired driving and, following a preliminary investigation, a firearm was seized by police.
The man was released from custody and will appear in Halifax provincial court Monday morning on charges of impaired driving and posession of an unlawful firearm.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
