{"id":47564,"date":"2024-08-13T22:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T01:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=47564"},"modified":"2024-08-13T22:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T01:33:33","slug":"milford-man-charged-with-impaired-driving-after-highway-277-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=47564","title":{"rendered":"Milford man charged with impaired driving after Highway 277 collision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DUTCH SETTLEMENT:<\/strong> A 40-year-old Milford man was one of three alleged impaired drivers caught by Halifax Regional Detachment RCMP on Aug. 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those drivers nabbed was the Milford man following a motor vehicle collision on Hwy 277 in Dutch Settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said the mvc happened at approximately 2 a.m. in the 1000 block of Hwy 277 in Dutch Settlement. Police were told of a SUV that came tor est in the ditch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;While en route to the scene, officers encountered a man who was walking on the side of the highway showing signs of impairment,&#8221; said Cpl. Tremblay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the man was detained and quickly identified as the driver of the SUV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The man was arrested and transported to the Enfield RCMP detachment where he provided breath samples that registered at 170mg% and 160 mg%,&#8221; said Cpl. Tremblay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40-year-old Milford man was also wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was held for court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he wasn&#8217;t the only impaired driver officers caught on this night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8217;190&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;206&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 10, at approximately 9:05 p.m., RCMP officers were responding to a complaint of a Hyundai Kona failing to maintain its lane when a two-vehicle collision was reported near the 5000 block of St. Margarets Bay Rd. in Hubley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RCMP officers learned that a Chevrolet Silverado and a Hyundai Kona were travelling in opposite directions when they collided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver and passenger of the Chevrolet were uninjured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver of the Hyundai, a 21-year-old Seabright woman who exhibited signs of impairment, suffered minor injuries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was arrested for Operation while Impaired and transported to hospital by EHS where she was read a blood demand for analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;218&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 11:20 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Prospect Rd. in Goodwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting on a tip from the public, RCMP officers located the GMC Sierra occupied by a woman parked in a driveway near the 1500 block of Prospect Rd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 41-year-old Timberlea woman, who exhibited signs of impairment, was arrested for Motor Vehicle Theft and Operation while Impaired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was transported to the Tantallon RCMP detachment where she provided two breath samples; they registered at 190mg% and 180mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road safety is a shared responsibility. 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