Jacob Thomas Walker, 35, of Chester Grant, N.S., has been charged with impaired driving and failure to stop after an accident, following an incident on Saturday evening where he allegedly hit a child with a truck in a beach parking lot on Huckleberry Lane in New Ross and fled. The child sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized. Walker was arrested after his truck was located and he showed signs of impairment, providing breath samples of 210 mg% and 200 mg%.
Chester Grant man charged with impaired driving after hit-and-run involving child: N.S. RCMP
Hit and runBeachNew RossLunenburg District RCMPNova ScotiaChildChester Grant
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Jacob Thomas Walker, 35, of Chester Grant, N.S., has been charged with impaired driving and failure to stop after an accident, following an incident on Saturday evening where he allegedly hit a child with a truck in a beach parking lot on Huckleberry Lane in New Ross and fled. The child sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized. Walker was arrested after his truck was located and he showed signs of impairment, providing breath samples of 210 mg% and 200 mg%.
- 1 Saturday evening 7:20 p.m.: Child hit by truck on Huckleberry Lane in New Ross.
- 2 Saturday evening: Child taken to New Ross Volunteer Fire Department, then hospital.
- 3 Saturday just before 9 p.m.: RCMP locate truck and arrest Jacob Thomas Walker.
- 4 Monday: Walker appears in Bridgewater provincial court.
- Child sustained non-life-threatening injuries; driver charged and remanded into custody; investigation ongoing.
What: A man was charged with impaired driving and hit-and-run after allegedly striking a child with a truck.
When: Saturday evening (around 7:20 p.m. for the incident); arrest just before 9 p.m. Saturday; appeared in court Monday (July 7, 2025); news published July 8, 2025.
Where: Huckleberry Lane, New Ross, Chester Grant, Nova Scotia, Canada (beach parking lot); Chester Detachment; Bridgewater provincial court.
Why: Allegedly hit a child while impaired and fled the scene.
How: Driver hit child with Ford F250, fled, later located by RCMP, arrested for impairment.