Pedestrian hit by impaired driver

November 12, 2021
Iqaluit, Nunavut

News release

Iqaluit, NU – November 3, 2021

On November 3, 2021, Iqaluit RCMP responded to a report of a female pedestrian that was hit by a truck near Tammaativvik. The adult female was transported to the Qikiqtani General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Colin Pugh-Doucet, 22, the driver of the truck, was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

- Section 320.14(1)(a), operating while impaired; and
- Section 320.14(2), operation over legal limit.

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Contact information

For more information, contact:
RCMP "V" Division Media
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Media Cell: (867) 222-3977
Email: VDIV_MEDIA@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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