{"id":63332,"date":"2026-03-25T16:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=63332"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:02:46","slug":"seven-impaired-drivers-nabbed-by-rcmp-halifax-regional-traffic-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=63332","title":{"rendered":"Seven impaired drivers nabbed by RCMP Halifax Regional Traffic Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HRM:<\/strong> RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Traffic Services enforcement during National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, March 15-21, included stopping seven impaired drivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 19, at approximately 6:50 p.m., an officer stopped a Ford Focus on the Timberlea Village Parkway for expired registration and detected an odour of cannabis when speaking to the driver.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 33-year-old-woman from Timberlea was issued a 24-hr driving suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 19, at approximately 9:25 p.m., an officer observed a Hyundai Tucson travelling without taillights on St, Margarets Bay Rd. in Timberlea and conducted a traffic stop.\u00a0 T<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he officer detected an odour of alcohol on the driver\u2019s breath and obtained a roadside breath sample.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 39-year-old man from Timberlea blew a \u201cwarn\u201d and was issued a seven-day licence suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On March 20, at 3:15 p.m., officers stopped a Honda Civic leaving a business on Hwy. 7 in Porters Lake after the driver was observed placing a can of alcohol in his pocket before entering the driver\u2019s seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A roadside breath sample was obtained, resulting in a \u201cfail.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver, a 46-year-old man from West Porters Lake, was arrested for impaired driving and was transported to Cole Harbour RCMP Detachment where he provided two additional breath samples registering 100 mg% and 90 mg%.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is facing charges of impaired driving and driving over 80 mg%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 20, at 7:50 p.m., an officer stopped a Jeep Compass on Hwy. 7 in Porters Lake as the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver showed signs of impairment by drug. The officer administered a field sobriety test to the driver who performed poorly.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 23-year-old man from Dartmouth was issued a seven-day licence suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On March 20, at approximately 9:20 p.m., an officer stopped a Ford Explorer after it sped past an unmarked police vehicle on Hwy. 7 in Head of Chezzetcook.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle was displaying an expired safety inspection sticker and the driver exhibited signs of impairment.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver provided a roadside breath sample which resulted in a \u201cwarn.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 43-year-old man from Musquodoboit Harbour was issued a seven-day licence suspension, along with summary offence tickets for speeding and the expired safety inspection. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 21, at approximately 2:35 p.m., an officer stopped a Mazda 3 on St. Margarets Bay Rd. in Beechville after a licence plate check showed the registered owner was a revoked driver.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officer observed an expired inspection sticker, detected an odour of cannabis, and noted the driver possessed a new driver\u2019s licence with a no-alcohol-or-drug condition.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 29-year-old man from Middle Sackville was issued a 24-hr licence suspension and a ticket for the expired inspection.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Impaired Driving Prevention Week is a reminder that preventing impaired driving is a shared responsibility throughout the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you suspect someone may be driving while impaired, trust your instincts and contact police right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

File #: 26-43588, 26-43666, 26-44027, 26-44009, 26-44129, 26-44183, 26-44464<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HRM: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Traffic Services enforcement during National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, March 15-21, included stopping seven impaired drivers.\u00a0 On March 19, at approximately 6:50 p.m., an officer stopped a Ford Focus on the Timberlea Village Parkway for expired registration and detected an odour of cannabis when speaking to the driver.\u00a0 A 33-year-old-woman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[121,52,707,10640,14,456],"class_list":["post-63332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hrm","tag-impaired-driving","tag-middle-sackville","tag-national-impaired-driving-prevention-week","tag-rcmp","tag-timberlea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}