Man charged with driving offences after fleeing from officer: Halifax police

A Halifax Regional Police car is pictured in an undated file image. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic)

A 29-year-old man is facing charges after police say he fled from an officer in Halifax Tuesday night.

Halifax Regional Police says an officer spotted a vehicle with a burned-out passenger-side headlamp and no visible license plate travelling on Lady Hammond Road around 11:20 p.m.

“The officer activated emergency lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop. The driver did not stop, turned onto Robie Street, and accelerated at a high rate of speed,” reads a news release from the Halifax Regional Police.

“Moments later, the vehicle was located abandoned at the intersection of Robie Street and Young Street where it had crashed into the concrete base of a traffic control box.”

Bystanders told officers two men had fled from the vehicle.

According to police, the passenger was located behind nearby bushes and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and the driver was located around 11:45 p.m. on Gottingen Street.

Liam Collin Cockerill appeared in Halifax provincial court Wednesday to face charges of:

• operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm
• operation of conveyance while impaired causing bodily harm
• operation of a conveyance while prohibited
• flight from peace officer
• failure to stop motor vehicle or vessel while being pursued
• failure or refusal to comply with demand for testing
• two counts of failure to comply with probation order
• two counts of failure to comply with condition of release order

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