A 21-year-old Port Hakwesbury man has been charged after a hit-and-run incident in Port Hawkesbury.
RCMP say they received a call around 7:40 p.m. Thursday of a man struck by a vehicle in a shopping centre parking lot. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.
The police arrested the driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Forest Douglas Baker of Port Hawkesbury.
Baker was charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm, Assault with a Weapon, Uttering Threats, Failing to Remain at the Scene, and Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
Baker is currently in police custody and will appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on Monday, Dec. 18.
The victim, a 26-year-old Poart Hawkesbury man, sustained minor injuries and was treated by EHS.
