SiRT investigating car crash in Dartmouth, N.S., after man seriously injured

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The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating a vehicle collision in Dartmouth, N.S., that hospitalized a man over the weekend.

Halifax Regional Police tried to do a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle on Sunday morning, according to a news release from SiRT.

The vehicle allegedly did not stop and drove into the Yorkshire Avenue Extension and Windmill Road intersection where it crashed into another car.

“The driver of the stolen vehicle fled the scene following the collision,” the release reads. “The adult male was transported to hospital by ambulance and was diagnosed with multiple serious injuries.”

Police found the female driver of the stolen vehicle the next day.

In a separate news release, Halifax police said officers arrested Hanna Cole, 25, who was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday to face charges of:

• operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm
• failure to stop after an accident resulting in bodily harm
• flight from peace officer
• possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• breach of release order
• breach of probation order
• two counts of operation of conveyance while prohibited

SiRT handles all investigations involving death, serious injury, sexual assault and intimate partner violence that may have arisen from the actions of police officers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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