A man has been charged with impaired driving after he allegedly crashed his vehicle into a police car in downtown Halifax Wednesday night.
Halifax Regional Police says the vehicle had a stolen license plate and officers tried to stop it in the Bauer Street area around 8:35 p.m.
Police say the driver would not stop and continued to drive at a slow speed.
The man then allegedly hit the police vehicle and came to a stop on North Street.
“Officers observed signs of impairment as the driver was being arrested,” said Const. John MacLeod in a Halifax Regional Police news release. “The driver refused to comply with the demand for a breath test.”
Raymond Michael Henick is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Thursday.
The 41-year-old will face charges of:
- operation of a conveyance while impaired
- dangerous operation of a conveyance
- flight from peace officer
- driving while prohibited
- failure or refusal to comply with demand for testing
- possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Henick’s passenger was also arrested at the scene of the crash. Police say there was a brief struggle after she refused to exit the vehicle.
The 34-year-old is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date.
She will to face one charge of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and one charge of resisting arrest.
