**** HRP Media Release
HRP charge four drivers in two hours for impaired driving
Halifax Regional Police charged four drivers for impaired driving offences in Halifax and Bedford yesterday.
At approximately 1:35 a.m. police received a report of a possible impaired driver in the area of Rutledge Street in Bedford. Officers located the vehicle and arrested the driver after observing signs of impairment. The driver, a 27-year-old-woman, was charged with operating a conveyance while impaired and operating a conveyance while over 80mg%.
At approximately 1:40 a.m. officers stopped a driver they believed to be impaired on Argyle Street in Halifax. Officers arrested the driver after observing signs of impairment. The driver, a 26-year-old-man, was charged with failing to comply with a demand for evidentiary breath testing.
At approximately 1:50 a.m. officers stopped a driver they believed to be impaired on Walter Havill Drive in Halifax. Officers arrested the driver after observing signs of impairment. The driver, a 38-year-old-man, was charged with operating a conveyance while impaired and operating a conveyance while over 80mg%.
At approximately 3 a.m. officers stopped a driver they believed to be impaired on Kearney Lake Drive in Halifax. Officers arrested the driver after observing signs of impairment. The driver, a 21-year-old-man, was charged with operating a conveyance while impaired and operating a conveyance while over 80mg%.
The four drivers will appear in court at a later date to face the charges.
If you see a potential impaired driver, call 911 immediately and give the call taker your location along with a description of the vehicle, including the licence plate number, colour, make and model, the direction of travel for the vehicle and a description of the driver.
.
**** RCMP Media Release
Inverness County District RCMP investigating fatal crash
Inverness County District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on MacIntyre Mountain Rd. in Glenora.
On August 19, 2023, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Inverness County District RCMP, fire and EHS, responded to a report of an off-road vehicle crash on MacIntyre Mountain Rd. in Glenora. RCMP officers learned that the ATV had been travelling south on MacIntyre Rd. and attempted to turn around to head north, when the driver lost control. The ATV came to rest in a ditch.
The driver of the ATV, a 59-year-old Judique man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
