RCMP arrests woman for driving while drug impaired in Sheet Harbour
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a woman for driving while impaired by drug in Sheet Harbour.
On September 15, at approximately 6:30 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of an impaired driver leaving a gas station in the 22500 block of Hwy. 7.
Officers learned a woman, driving a Kia Sedona, was exhibiting signs of impairment at the gas station before she left and drove to a nearby grocery store. Responding officers located the woman and initiated a traffic stop in the parking lot. The officers observed signs of impairment and conducted a roadside sobriety test.
The 36-year-old woman of Antigonish performed poorly on the roadside sobriety test and was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle. She was transported to Sheet Harbour RCMP Detachment where she was assessed by a Halifax Regional Police Drug Recognition Expert. The officer determined the woman was impaired by drug.
The woman is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date.
The RCMP would like to thank all those who report suspected impaired drivers. If you believe someone is driving impaired or is otherwise an immediate threat to public safety, call 911.
-RCMP investigates fatal two-vehicle collision in Lucasville
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred in Lucasville.
On September 17, at approximately 7:41 p.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, EHS and fire services, responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and a truck at the intersection of Waterstone Run and Lucasville Rd.
Responding officers learned the motorcycle, which was travelling on Waterstone Run at Lucasville Rd. and a pickup truck heading westbound on Lucasville Rd. collided. Witnesses and other emergency responders attempted life-saving measures, but the driver of the motorcycle, a 35-year-old man from Lucasville, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck, a 67-year-old man from Hammonds Plains, was not injured.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended and the Lucasville Rd. and Waterstone Run intersection was closed for several hours. It reopened shortly after midnight. The investigation is ongoing.
-RCMP investigating single vehicle crash in Upper Sackville
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a single vehicle crash in Upper Sackville.
On September 18, at approximately 2:44 p.m., RCMP officers, EHS and fire services responded to a single vehicle crash in the 3200 block of Sackville Dr.
Officers learned a Lexus RX300 was travelling southbound on Sackville Dr. from Mount Uniacke when it left the road and flipped, causing property damage at a home and knocking down a power pole.
The driver and lone occupant, a 23-year-old woman of Mount Uniacke, was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
The road was closed for a short period of time but has since reopened. The investigation is ongoing.
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