Posted:
At 3:34 a.m. on December 23, Halifax Regional Police responded to a vehicle & pedestrian collision at Robie Street / Cogswell Street in Halifax. An adult male was crossing Cogswell Street and was struck by a taxi travelling east on Quinpool Road to Cogswell Street. The pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries and has been transported to the hospital. The driver, a 33-year-old male from Dartmouth, has been arrested for leaving the scene and has been charged with fail to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm, under the Criminal Code. He appeared in Halifax Provincial Court on December 24. There is no further update regarding the pedestrian.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
-30-
GO#18-196021