**** RCMP Media Release
Safe driving laws enforced on New Years Eve
RCMP Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth has arrested two drivers after two incidents on New Years Eve in Yarmouth County.
On December 31st, 2024, at approximately 8:15pm, Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth were conducting a checkpoint at the intersection of Hwy. 3 and Raynardton Rd. when a Jeep Compass was observed approaching eastbound at a high rate of speed. The officers at the checkpoint signaled for the vehicle to stop however it continued to drive eastbound and failed to stop at the checkpoint, narrowly missing an RCMP officer who was standing on the road at the time dealing with another driver.
The officers located the Jeep Compass moments later at the end of a dead-end road. The vehicle driver, a 27-year-old man from Carleton, was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor vehicle, Flight from Police, and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle. He was later released from custody with a first court appearance scheduled for March 3, 2025. The vehicle was towed.
Later at approximately 12:30am on January 1st, 2025, another RCMP Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth member was patrolling the Argyle area when he observed a Dodge Dakota driving on the road at a very slow speed. The member conducted a roadside stop where an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, and the driver failed. The 63-year-old man from Glenwood was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and then provided breath samples that were more than double the legal limit. He was released from custody and will have a first court appearance at a later date. His truck was also towed.
Anyone convicted of impaired driving will receive a criminal record, lose their licence for one year, and face a minimum fine of $1,000.
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RCMP arrest impaired driver in drive-thru
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a woman for driving with a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit.
On January 1 at approximately 3:23 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driver at a business on Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville. The caller reported that the driver of a Hyundai Sonata had bumped into the building and was now falling asleep behind the wheel.
An officer was in the drive-thru line ahead of this vehicle, and, with other responding officers, determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol.
The 28-year-old Middle Sackville woman was arrested for Impaired Operation of Motor Vehicle and later provided breath samples of 340mg% and 360mg%, more than four times the legal limit.
The driver was released from custody to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on March 17, 2025, and released to the care of a family member to ensure their wellbeing.
