Man suffers broken legs after police vehicle pursuit in Amherst
Posted Jul 19, 2015 10:35:55 AM.
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AMHERST, N.S. – Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team is investigating a vehicle pursuit that left the driver with serious injuries.
Director Ron MacDonald says the pursuit began at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday when members of the Amherst Police Department saw a vehicle run a stop sign and drive onto the curb.
Thinking the driver might be impaired, MacDonald says the officers pursued the vehicle for some distance before eventually giving up the chase.
The suspect vehicle was found a short time later, off the road.
MacDonald says the driver was ejected from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries, including broken legs.
He was taken to the hospital and airlifted to Halifax.
