Three hospitalized after crash involving stolen car

By News Staff

Posted Dec 16, 2011 06:53:23 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Halifax Regional Police have a young offender in custody after a car crash that sent two adults and an infant to hospital.

A police officer pulled a car over on Brunswick Street around 9:15 Thursday night. As the officer was walking towards the vehicle, the driver took off, hitting the medium on North Street where the car flipped onto its roof and hit another vehicle.

The driver crawled out of the car and and fled on foot, but was arrested nearby.

Police say the car had been reported stolen earlier in the day.

A man, woman and baby in the second vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A young offender will be in court today to face several charges.

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