RCMP arrests impaired driver after passenger falls from SUV

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP arrests impaired driver after passenger falls from SUV ​ Kings District RCMP is investigating after a man fell from a moving vehicle driven by an impaired driver. ​ On June 7 at 4:40 p.m. Kings District RCMP were dispatched to Greenfield Rd. in Gaspereau, where a man had fallen from a moving SUV on to the roadway. Police attended and found the man unconscious and being treated by EHS. The 23-year-old Wolfville man was transported to Valley Regional Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later transported to the QEII Hospital in Halifax by LifeFlight. The vehicle involved had been transporting the man and two small children to a popular local tubing area. It is believed the man had been sitting in the rear of the SUV with the hatch door open. ​ Police located the driver, who was showing signs of impairment. The driver provided a sample of breath and failed the roadside test. She was arrested for impaired driving and transported to the New Minas RCMP Detachment. ​ A 29-year-old Kentville woman is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance Causing Bodily Harm and Operating a Conveyance with a Blood Alcohol Concentration over 80 mg% Causing Bodily Harm. The woman has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in Kentville Provincial Court on September 14, 2021 at 9:20 a.m. ​ If you believe someone is driving in a way that is an immediate threat to public safety, please call​ 911​ when it is safe to do so. Include as much detail as possible, such as the location, direction of travel, vehicle and driver description and license plate number.