Thursday at 6:35 a.m., police attended a vehicle/pedestrian collision on Farrell Street near Victoria Road. A car on Farrell Street struck a 25-year-old woman in the roadway. She suffered what are believed to be life-threatening-injuries and was transported to hospital.
The 52-year old male driver was taken into custody at 6:43 a.m. and transported to Police Headquarters for questioning. Officers located a quantity of crack cocaine on the man as well as a quantity of cash and drug paraphernalia.
Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that the man and the woman, who are known to each other, had been arguing. The man assaulted the woman then got into his car. The woman approached the car when the man backed up striking her as well as a parked SUV.
Gerald Desmond faces multiple charges. He was in Dartmouth Provincial Court yesterday.
Category: Halifax
Man Arrested for Assault in Downtown Halifax
A 19-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting another man in a downtown Halifax apartment. Halifax police say a 26-year-old man sustained a head injury in the assault. Police say the two men had recently met at the Gerrish Street Towers apartment where the assault took place around 9pm on Friday night. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.