BEAVER BANK: A 21-year-old Middle Sackville man has been charged in a collision with pedestrians on Windgate Drive in Beaver Bank on May 30.
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment spokesman Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said the vehicle-pedestrian occurred May 30 at approximately 2:55 a.m. Fire and EHS also responded to the call.
“RCMP officers learned that a gathering was taking place at a home near the 900 block when an altercation took place between several people who were known to each other,” said Cpl. Tremblay. “The altercation became physical when a man, involved in the altercation, first attempted to steal one vehicle and then successfully stole a Mazda CX-5.
“While fleeing the scene the man struck three pedestrians with the vehicle.”
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The victims, a 23-year-old Beaver Bank man, a 51-year-old Beaver Bank woman and a 32-year-old man from Nova Scotia, all suffered serious injuries.
All three were transported to hospital by EHS.
Later that morning, the CX-5 and the man were located in Sydney by Cape Breton Regional Police.
The 21-year-old Middle Sackville man was safely arrested and transported back to the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Clinton Reteff, 21, has been charged with:
- Assault (two counts)
- Assault with a Weapon (three counts)
- Uttering Threats
- Theft of Motor Vehicle (two counts)
- Operation Causing Bodily Harm
- Failure to Comply with a Probation Order
- Failure to Comply with a Court Order (three counts)
Reteff was held in custody and was to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on May 31.
The investigation remains ongoing.
File # 24-71807
