Man charged with impaired driving after fatal collision in Dartmouth

A fatal crash in the Halifax area Saturday resulted in an impaired driving charge.

One man has been charged with impaired driving after a collision in Dartmouth, N.S., left one man dead on Saturday.

Police say they responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 107 near exit 13N around 8:05 p.m.

According to a news release Monday, police say the driver of one of the vehicles, a 52-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle, 31-year-old Shaquille David Skinner, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The passenger of that vehicle, a 41-year-old woman, was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Skinner has been charged with:

• impaired operation of a conveyance causing death
• dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death
• impaired operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm
• dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm

Police say Skinner also had a firearm in his possession at the time of the collision so he has been charged with 12 firearm-related offences.

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