Peel police have arrested a man after a driver crashed into a traffic light pole in Brampton Wednesday evening, knocking out the traffic lights in the process before running off.

The incident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. in the area of Cottrelle Boulevard and Airport Road, not far from the Cottrelle Business Centre plaza.

Police say the driver crashed into a traffic light post and then fled the scene on foot.

Late Sept. 19, officers arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of impaired driving, police said.