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LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> Over a 24-hour period Oct. 5-6, RCMP officers in the Halifax Regional Municipality arrested four impaired drivers and suspended the licence of another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On October 5, at approximately 8:15 p.m., an officer from RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Traffic Unit (HDTU) conducted a traffic stop on Knightsridge Dr. in Halifax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The driver, a 33-year-old Halifax man, provided a roadside breath sample into an approved screening device (ASD), which resulted in a \u201cfail.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville RCMP Detachment where he provided breath samples that registered 110 mg% and 90 mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”206″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”222″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later that evening, at approximately 10:15 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of impaired driving on Main St. in Dartmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An officer from the RCMP\u2019s Southeast Traffic Services located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The driver, a 35-year-old Halifax man, failed a standard field sobriety test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A subsequent drug impairment evaluation completed by a Drug Recognition Expert from Halifax Regional Police determined the man was impaired by drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Approximately one hour later, an officer from RCMP Southeast Traffic Services (SETS) stopped a vehicle for speeding on Hwy. 102 in Bedford. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The driver, a 29-year-old Halifax man, was administered an ASD test with a result over the provincial limit of 50 mg%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The driver\u2019s licence was suspended for seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On October 6, at approximately 12:40 a.m., an officer from RCMP SETS observed a vehicle driving erratically on Dartmoor Cres., in Bedford, and completed a traffic stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The driver, a 71-year-old Upper Hammonds Plains man, provided a roadside breath sample into an ASD, which resulted in a \u201cfail.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was arrested and transported to the Lower Sackville RCMP Detachment where he provided subsequent breath samples that registered 90 mg% and 80 mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n That night, at approximately 8:10 p.m., an officer from the RCMP HDTU conducted a traffic stop on Baker Dr., in Dartmouth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The driver, a 51-year-old Cole Harbour man, provided a roadside breath sample into an ASD with a result of \u201cfail.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was arrested and transported to the Cole Harbour RCMP Detachment where he provided breath\u00a0 samples that registered 140 mg% and 120 mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The four drivers were released from custody and are all scheduled to appear in court at later dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Road safety is a shared responsibility. If you suspect an impaired driver, it\u2019s an emergency; call 911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n File #s: 24-137112; 24-137176; 24-137197; 24-137232; 24-137540<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=’148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”169″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”127″] [adrotate banner=”105″] LOWER SACKVILLE: Over a 24-hour period Oct. 5-6, RCMP officers in the Halifax Regional Municipality arrested four impaired drivers and suspended the licence of another. On October 5, at approximately 8:15 p.m., an officer from RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Traffic Unit (HDTU) conducted a traffic stop on Knightsridge Dr. in Halifax. 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