Road Safety Week campaign leads to charges across Nova Scotia
During Canada Road Safety Week, more than ten percent of vehicles stopped by the Nova Scotia RCMP during proactive enforcement efforts resulted in charges.
Over the seven days of Road Safety Week, enforcement by RCMP officers in the province resulted in 54 Criminal Code charges for impaired operation, 22 provincial roadside suspensions, and almost 1,000 summary offence tickets. Tickets were primarily for distracted driving, aggressive driving and not wearing a seatbelt. As the four primary causal factors for fatal and serious injury collisions in 2024 were impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving (primarily speeding), and failure to use a seatbelt, it was particularly important for officers across Nova Scotia to remind all road users about how we all play a part in keeping Nova Scotia safe.
Canada Road Safety Week took place from May 13 to 19. Although road safety is important throughout the year, RCMP general duty officers and officers from traffic services units used this campaign as an opportunity to prioritize proactive and preventative interactions with the public.
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RCMP investigates hit and run in Fall River
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a hit and run that occurred in Fall River.
On May 23, at approximately 10 p.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, fire services, and EHS, responded to a report of a collision near the 1400 block of Fall River Rd. RCMP officers learned that a Dodge Ram was travelling on the roadway when it collided with a dirt bike travelling in the same direction.
Two of the three youth dirt bike riders suffered serious injuries and were transported to hospital by EHS. The third rider was uninjured.
RCMP officers located a Dodge Ram, believed to be the vehicle involved in the collision, at a nearby gas station. The male driver displayed signs of impairment and provided a roadside breath sample into an approved screening device. The results indicated that he was not impaired by alcohol.
Officers then demanded that the 45-year-old man from Fletchers Lake perform a standard field sobriety test. When he refused, the man was arrested for Refusal to Comply with a Demand. He resisted and assaulted an officer during the arrest.
During a search of the man, baggies containing a white substance were located and seized.
The man was later released. He will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of Refusal to Comply with a Demand, Assaulting a Peace Officer, and Resisting Arrest.
The collision investigation continues.
