N.S. news: Man arrested for alleged assault in Spa Springs [Video]

A Nova Scotia man is facing several charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman and fled from police near Middleton last month.

The RCMP responded to a report of an assault in a moving vehicle on Victoria Road in Spa Springs on Aug. 31.

A female passenger was reportedly trying to get out of a car while it was still moving.

Police say the driver of the blue Honda Civic would not pull over when a traffic stop was initiated on Highway 362.

An officer then followed the car.

Police say the officer saw the driver of the car fail to make a righthand turn back onto Victoria Road from Highway 362 and crash into a ditch.

No one was injured and no infrastructure was damaged in the crash, according to an RCMP news release.

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The driver was arrested for:

• assault
• flight from police
• dangerous operation of …