**** RCMP Media Release
Driver arrested for impaired driving, flight from police and dangerous driving
Halifax District RCMP arrested a man for impaired driving, dangerous driving and flight from police.
On November 12 at approximately 2:20 a.m. Halifax District RCMP located a truck that was involved in reports of spinning tires and driving erratically. The truck had been observed driving at a fast rate of speed earlier and failed to stop for members when they tried to stop it.
The truck was located on Waverley Rd. and the driver, who was showing signs of impairment, was arrested without incident. The man’s driver licence was revoked and he was the subject of an Arrest Warrant. He was taken to Cole Harbour Detachment for further breath samples.
The driver, a 37-year-old Bedford man, remains in custody on the warrant. He is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on December 22 at 9:30 a.m. to face charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance, Operating a Conveyance with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Over 80 mg%, Flight from Police and Dangerous Operation. He was also issued a Summary Offence Ticket for Driving while Revoked under the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act.
The investigation is ongoing.
