{"id":30620,"date":"2022-08-10T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=30620"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:43:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:43:14","slug":"four-charged-with-stunting-in-sackville-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=30620","title":{"rendered":"Four charged with stunting in Sackville area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HRM:<\/strong> Four drivers have been charged with stunting after being nabbed in a 24-hour period throughout the HRM, N.S. RCMP say in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cpl. Chris Marshall, with N.S. RCMP, said that the drivers were caught stunting and charged by the RCMP Southeast Traffic Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 5, at approximately 6:30 p.m., an RCMP Southeast Traffic Services member was on Hwy. 101 near Middle Sackville, when they observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vehicle was observed on radar to be travelling at 163 km\/hr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A traffic stop was initiated, the driver was charged with Stunting, his license was suspended for seven days, and his vehicle was towed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that night at approximately 9:30 p.m., on Hwy. 101 near Middle Sackville, the RCMP officer observed a vehicle travelling at 177 km\/hr on radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A traffic stop was initiated, the driver was charged with Stunting, his license was suspended for seven days, and his vehicle was towed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 6, at approximately 3:10 p.m., an RCMP Southeast Traffic Services officer was on patrol in Lower Sackville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While waiting at a red light at the intersection of Cobequid Rd. and Glendale Dr., the RCMP member observed a motorcycle in front of them. When the light turned green, the motorcycle accelerated quickly and lifted their front tire off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;72&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motorcycle drove with the front tire off the ground for approximately 10 feet before continuing on normally. The motorcycle then pulled into a convenience store and the officer pulled in behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver was charged with Stunting, his license was suspended for seven days, and his motorcycle was towed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that day at approximately 9:30 p.m., on Hwy. 101 near Middle Sackville, the RCMP member observed a vehicle travelling at 167 km\/hr on radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A traffic stop was initiated, the driver was charged with stunting, his license was suspended for seven days, and his vehicle was towed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all three instances where high speeds were observed on radar, the drivers were all newly licensed drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RCMP Southeast Traffic Services is committed to reducing serious injury and fatal collisions by addressing aggressive driving, impaired driving, distracted driving, and lack of seatbelt use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;123&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] HRM: Four drivers have been charged with stunting after being nabbed in a 24-hour period throughout the HRM, N.S. RCMP say in a release. Cpl. Chris Marshall, with N.S. RCMP, said that the drivers were caught stunting and charged by the RCMP Southeast Traffic Services. 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