**** HRP Media Release
Man charged with impaired driving and assaulting a police officer
On December 21 at approximately 3 a.m. a Halifax Regional Police officer observed three all-terrain vehicles driving dangerously in the area of Dentith Road and Herring Cove Road.
When the officer approached one of the ATVs to arrest the driver for dangerous operation of a conveyance, the driver attempted to flee the scene by reversing the vehicle and hitting the officer. The driver then fled the area on foot. He was arrested a short distance away by the responding officer. The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Austin Henneberry, 18, will appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date to face the following charges:
- Operation of a conveyance while impaired
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand for testing
- Resist arrest
- Dangerous operation of a conveyance
- Assault a peace officer with a weapon
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Operation Christmas
Officers conducted multiple checkpoints throughout the region in support of Operation Christmas. Throughout the month of December, this annual initiative aims to make the roadways safer by reducing impaired driving and encouraging motorists to practice safe winter driving.
Last night, officers checked 450 vehicles and issued one seven-day suspension and arrested one driver with impaired operation of a conveyance.
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 license plate number, colour, make and model, the direction of travel for the vehicle and a description of the driver.
