{"id":28663,"date":"2022-05-18T23:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T02:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=28663"},"modified":"2022-05-18T23:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T02:20:55","slug":"police-nab-six-impaired-drivers-in-four-days-in-hrm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=28663","title":{"rendered":"Police nab six impaired drivers in four days in HRM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;161&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE<\/strong>: Six impaired drivers were arrested in HRM since May 14, Halifax District RCMP said in a release.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver, a 20-year-old man from Lower Sackville, who was exhibiting signs of impairment provided a breath sample which resulted in a \u201cfail\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville detachment where he provided subsequent breath samples that registered 110mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that same time, another officer arrested a second driver, a 41-year-old man from Prince Edward Island, who\u2019s breath sample had resulted in a \u201cfail\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver had been driving a Volkswagen Rabbit erratically in a parking lot near Windmill Rd. in Dartmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said the driver was transported to the Lower Sackville Detachment where he provided subsequent breath samples that also registered 110mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver, a 45-year-old woman from Middle Sackville, provided a breath sample which resulted in a \u201cfail\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville Detachment where she provided subsequent breath samples that registered 110mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 9 p.m., Halifax District RCMP received information from the public regarding a possible impaired driver operating a Toyota 4Runner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers located the vehicle on Hwy. 7 in Westphal and completed a traffic stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver, a 46-year-old woman from Dartmouth, provided a breath sample which resulted in a \u201cfail\u201d. Police said the driver was arrested and transported to the Cole Harbour Detachment where she provided subsequent breath samples that registered 110mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly before midnight, Halifax District RCMP received information from the public regarding a possible impaired driver operating a Volkswagen Golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers located the vehicle on First Lake Dr. in Lower Sackville and completed a traffic stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver, a 45-year-old man from Hammonds Plains, provided a breath sample which resulted in a \u201cfail\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville Detachment where he provided subsequent breath sample that registered 240mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;164&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road safety continues to be a priority for the Nova Scotia RCMP, we continue to encourage the public to call&nbsp;911&nbsp;if they suspect an impaired driver. It might just save a life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #\u2019s\u00a022-58636, 22-58637, 22-57328, 22-57370, 22-57343 and 22-57424<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;150&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;161&#8243;] LOWER SACKVILLE: Six impaired drivers were arrested in HRM since May 14, Halifax District RCMP said in a release.\u00a0 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. 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