**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP Southwest Traffic Services arrests two impaired drivers
RCMP Southwest Traffic Services (SWTS) locates impaired drivers, both on and off duty.
On January 15, at approximately 2:32 p.m., an RCMP officer from SWTS completed a traffic stop when they observed the driver of a vehicle not wearing their seatbelt. The driver, a 50-year-old Yarmouth woman, exhibited signs of impairment and provided roadside breath samples into an approved screening device (ASD), which resulted in a “fail”. She was arrested and transported to the Yarmouth RCMP detachment, where she provided breath samples that registered 230 mg% and 210 mg%, almost three times the legal limit.
On January 27, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an off-duty officer from SWTS observed a Ford Ranger in the ditch on Hwy 203 in Carleton, and stopped to render assistance. During his interaction with the officer, the 60-year-old Carleton man exhibited signs of impairment. The driver was detained for impaired operation of a vehicle and on-duty RCMP officers from Yarmouth Rural RCMP attended the scene and took over the investigation. The man was arrested and later provided breath samples that registered 210 mg% and 220 mg%.
The RCMP is reminding the public that if you suspect an impaired driver, it’s an emergency; call 911.
Once you call 911, dispatchers will ask for:
- Your location
- A description of the vehicle, including the licence plate number, colour, make and model
- The direction of travel for the vehicle
- A description of the driver if visible
