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Suspect in Nanaimo parking lot smash-up charged with dangerous driving

Nanaimo RCMP say 38-year-old man arrested Jan. 7 in relation to Monday Country Club Centre incident
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An arrest has been made following a Jan. 6 incident where a pickup crashed into buildings at Country Club Centre in Nanaimo. (GREG SAKAKI/News Bulletin)

A 38-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a Monday night incident at Country Club Centre where a pickup truck repeatedly crashed into mall buildings.

First responders were on scene at the mall around 7 p.m. Jan. 6 and found that a Dodge Ram had collided with a CIBC bank building, the Urban Barn and two cars. The male driver was taken to hospital and according to a Nanaimo RCMP press release, he was arrested at his residence Jan. 7, taken into custody and charged with dangerous driving and mischief.

He is expected to appear at provincial court in Nanaimo this morning, said police.

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The investigation into the incident continues, RCMP said.


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