A man was taken into custody under suspicion of impaired driving after fleeing the scene of an accident in the city’s west-end early Saturday morning.

It happened on Lansdwone Avenue north of  Dupont Street at around 3:20 a.m.

According to police, the man struck several other vehicles before fleeing on foot.

Nobody was injured as a result.

Canine dogs found the man hiding in a nearby backyard a short time late.

Police are investigating.

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