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RCMP lay impaired driving charges after Iqaluit driver hits pedestrian

A 22-year-old Iqaluit man is facing drinking and driving charges following a Nov. 3 incident in which a female pedestrian was struck.
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A woman was taken to Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit after being hit by a truck on Nov. 3. The RCMP have charged a man with drinking and driving in the incident.

A 22-year-old Iqaluit man is facing drinking and driving charges following a Nov. 3 incident in which a female pedestrian was struck.

The RCMP responded to the situation near the Tammaativvik boarding home. The woman was transported to the Qikiqtani General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a truck hit her.

Colin Pugh-Doucet was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired and operating a vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit, according to the police.