From HRPD:
In June, citizens and Halifax Regional Police joined forces to continue the fight against drinking and driving.

Throughout the month, police charged 49 people – 46 men and three women ranging in age from 18 to 65 – with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample. Thirty-two percent of those charged were under the age of 25 and 41% had a blood alcohol concentration at least twice the legal limit of 80 mg%. Of the 49 incidents where drivers were charged criminally, 26 were initiated by police during traffic stops and check points, eight involved collisions and 15 were called-in by concerned citizens. Halifax Regional Police thanks those people who called 911 with information that helped us get dangerous drivers off our roads.

One incident involved a man who has had 14 previous impaired driving convictions between 1975 and 2007 and was under a lifetime ban from operating a motor vehicle. Police received a call from the public about erratic driving and the man was located and charged once again.

Also in June, a woman was convicted in court of driving while impaired by drugs from an incident in September 2009 where she was driving to the Dartmouth Provincial Court for her sentencing on a previous drug impaired driving charge from 2008.

Driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs puts everyone in danger. In December 2009, MADD Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia launched Campaign 911 which encourages people to call police with information on a suspected impaired driver. Halifax Regional Police continues to be encouraged by the number of citizens helping to play a role in community safety. If you have information on a drunk driver, please call 911.