SHUBENACADIE: An 18-year-old man from Shubenacadie has been charged with impaired driver following a crash that knocked the power out for several hours overnight Dec. 15.
East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said that officers responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver at around 10:45 p.m.
“Officers had been informed the driver hit the front step of a home in the Shubenacadie area,” said S/Sgt. Bushell. “Upon arrival, members observed the vehicle had also hit a power pole, breaking it off.”
The hitting of the power pole resulted in upwards of 1,000 homes losing power. N.S. Power worked on fixing it and had power restored by approximately 5 a.m. Fire crews from the local departments also attended.
S/Sgt. Bushell said the 18-year-old was arrested at the scene and taken to provide samples of his breath.
“He was later charged with impaired driving offenses,” he said.
The man is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.