Bible Hill man charged with impaired driving causing death, fleeing crash scene

A 37-year-old Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges after police say the truck he was driving crashed April 12 and one of his passengers died.

The RCMP said in a news release Wednesday that Jason Edward Alexander of Bible Hill, N.S.,was drivingthetruck when it veered off Highway 246 in the community of Oliver, Colchester County.

As the truck took a sharp turn it went over an embankment and landed on its side.

One of Alexander'spassengers, a 30-year-old woman from Westville, died at the scene. Alexander and two other passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Theyleft the scene of the crash before police arrived, according to the RCMP.

Alexander faces several charges including: impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death,and failure to stop at an accident resulting in death.

He will appear in Truroprovincial court on Nov.18.