**** RCMP Media Release
Halifax District RCMP encourage the public to call 911 when they suspect impaired driving after arresting six drivers
Halifax District RCMP has arrested six drivers for impaired driving in the Halifax Regional Municipality since Saturday.
On May 17, at approximately 10:40 p.m., Halifax District RCMP observed a Mitsubishi Outlander driving erratically and completed a traffic stop on Rosemary Dr. in Middle Sackville. The driver, a 20-year-old man from Lower Sackville, who was exhibiting signs of impairment provided a breath sample which resulted in a “fail”. The driver was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville detachment where he provided subsequent breath samples that registered 110mg%.
At that same time, another officer arrested a second driver, a 41-year-old man from Prince Edward Island, who’s breath sample had resulted in a “fail”. The driver had been driving a Volkswagen Rabbit erratically in a parking lot near Windmill Rd. in Dartmouth. The driver was transported to the Lower Sackville Detachment where he provided subsequent breath samples that also registered 110mg%.
On May 14, at approximately 8 p.m., an officer completed a traffic stop after a Honda Civic failed to stop at a red light on Sackville Dr. in Lower Sackville. The driver, a 45-year-old woman from Middle Sackville, provided a breath sample which resulted in a “fail”. The driver was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville Detachment where she provided subsequent breath samples that registered 110mg%.
At 9 p.m., Halifax District RCMP received information from the public regarding a possible impaired driver operating a Toyota 4Runner. Officers located the vehicle on Hwy. 7 in Westphal and completed a traffic stop. The driver, a 46-year-old woman from Dartmouth, provided a breath sample which resulted in a “fail”. The driver was arrested and transported to the Cole Harbour Detachment where she provided subsequent breath samples that registered 110mg%.
At approximately 10 p.m., an officer was dispatched to assist a motorcyclist who had fallen in a parking lot near Hwy. 7 in Westphal. The driver, a 49-year-old man from Dartmouth, who displayed signs of impairment, was arrested and transported to the Cole Harbour Detachment where he subsequently provided breath samples that registered 180mg%.
Shortly before midnight, Halifax District RCMP received information from the public regarding a possible impaired driver operating a Volkswagen Golf. Officers located the vehicle on First Lake Dr. in Lower Sackville and completed a traffic stop. The driver, a 45-year-old man from Hammonds Plains, provided a breath sample which resulted in a “fail”. The driver was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville Detachment where he provided subsequent breath sample that registered 240mg%.
All of the drivers were released from custody and will appear in court at a later date. They are all facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Operation of a Conveyance 80mg% or over.
Road safety continues to be a priority for the Nova Scotia RCMP, we continue to encourage the public to call 911 if they suspect an impaired driver. It might just save a life.
