The driver of a pickup truck is lucky to have escaped serious injury, but was arrested, after crashing their vehicle on Kelsey Drive late Wednesday evening.

Emergency crews responded shortly before 9:00 p.m., and arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck off the road, with a portion of guardrail wrapped around its front. The driver of the vehicle, which was traveling north at the time, was assessed at the scene by paramedics, but was not taken to hospital.

Following an investigation, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary charged the forty-four year old male driver with Impaired Driving after failing the breathalyzer. It was determined the individual had more than two and a half times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. His license was seized, vehicle impounded, and he was released to appear in court at a later date.

The truck, which was traveling northbound, left the road behind Home Depot. It traveled roughly fifty metres, uprooting over a dozen posts and destroying the guardrail. A portion of the twisted metal remained wrapped around the front of the truck, a wooden post near the windshield. A light pole was also knocked to the ground, with the truck coming to rest atop its base.