Cape Breton man charged after man struck by ATV: police

A man from Reserve Mines, N.S., is set to appear in court on Tuesday in connection with an incident in which a man was hit by an ATV.

Cape Breton Regional Police say that they responded to reports of a collision in the parking lot of Sterling Mall in Glace Bay, N.S., at approximately 3:30 p.m., on Monday.

Witnesses at the scene told officers that a 40-year-old man was struck by an ATV while walking through the parking lot and that the ATV then drove away towards McKeen Street.

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The man, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was taken to Glace Bay Hospital by Emergency Health Services for treatment.

Witnesses and the 40-year-old were able to confirm the identity of the driver of the ATV and he was arrested at a home on Dolphin Crescent.

Police say the driver of the vehicle and the pedestrian were known to each other.

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Stephen Troy Macdonald, 39, has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon and was remanded to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre until his appearance in Sydney Provincial Court on Tuesday.