News release
RCMP Southeast Traffic Services arrests man for Flight from Police
June 19, 2025
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Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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RCMP Southeast Traffic Services (SETS) has arrested a man involved in a flight from police in Middle Sackville.
On June 11, at approximately 8:09 p.m. an RCMP officer from SETS was doing proactive traffic enforcement on Hwy. 101 when they observed a Hyundai Elantra travelling 181 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren and attempted a traffic stop but the vehicle did not stop.
The car travelled through a residential neighbourhood to Gaspereau Run where it then pulled into a driveway. The officer also pulled into the driveway to block the Elantra from exiting. The driver of the Elantra was still in the vehicle.
At approximately 8:14 p.m., the driver accelerated and struck the front of the police vehicle before turning back onto the street. The officer followed. Seconds later, the driver lost control of the Elantra at the intersection of Gaspereau Run and McCabe Lake Dr. causing the vehicle to go into the ditch. The driver, a 26-year-old man of Newtonville, then fled on foot into a yard where he was safely arrested by an off-duty RCMP officer present at the time.
Two passengers, a 23-year-old woman and a 30-year-old woman, were also in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The 30-year-old woman suffered non-life-threating injuries and was treated at the scene by EHS. The 23-year-old woman and the driver were not injured.
During a search of the vehicle, officers located and seized drug paraphernalia and three baggies of what is believed to be cocaine.
The driver was later released on conditions. He’s scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face a charges of Flight from a Peace Officer and Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance.
A collision reconstructionist attended the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
File # 25-82748