RCMP arrests man for driving while alcohol impaired in Lower Sackville
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a man for driving while impaired by alcohol in Lower Sackville.
On October 11, at approximately 2:11 a.m., an RCMP officer stopped a Ford Escape on Old Sackville Rd., near Twelve Mile House Ln., after the vehicle failed to yield and turned left in front of the officer.
The officer spoke to the driver about their driving behaviour and observed signs of impairment. A roadside alcohol screening test was administered to which the driver failed.
The driver, a 31-year-old man of Dartmouth, was arrested for driving while impaired, and was transported to Lower Sackville RCMP Detachment where he provided two breath samples, each registering 150 mg% of alcohol.
The man was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date.
Drivers who use drugs or alcohol risk their lives and the lives of everyone else on the road when they get behind the wheel. If you believe someone is driving impaired or is otherwise an immediate threat to public safety, call 911.
-Update: RCMP charge three people related to fatal collision in Bras d’Or area
RCMP Northeast Traffic Services – Cape Breton has charged three people following an investigation into a fatal collision that occurred in Groves Point.
On June 14, at approximately 7 p.m., RCMP officers, Cape Breton Regional Police Service, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 105. A sedan and a Harley Davidson motorcycle had collided and the sedan fled the area. The motorcycle’s sole rider suffered life-threatening injuries and died the following day.
On September 15, RCMP Northeast Traffic Services charged Jerry Walter Jessome, 42, of Sydney Mines with:
- Operation of a Conveyance While Impaired Causing Death
- Failure to Stop After an Accident
- Failure to Comply with Probation Order (two counts)
Jessome was remanded into custody. He will appear in Sydney Provincial Court on October 16.
Two passengers in the sedan provided false information about the collision at the time of the incident. The two, Brandy Williams, 45, and Cheryl Lomond, 47, both of North Sydney, have each been charged with Obstruction of Justice.
Williams and Lomond are scheduled to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on October 30.
“The detailed accounts from passing motorists—many of whom stopped immediately to aid the victim—along with the support of the victim’s family, were critical to this investigation,” says Cst. Aaron Brown, lead investigator. “We extend appreciation on behalf of our team and the victim’s family for immediately attending to the victim and supporting the investigation.”
