Partners in Policing release impaired dr­iving statistics for April 2017 Halifax District RCMP and Halifax

Halifax District RCMP and Halifax Region­al Police – Partners in Policing – charg­ed 61 drivers with impaired related offe­nces during the month of April. Of the 61 drivers, 45 were charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle by Alcohol, 2 were charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle by Drug and 14 were issued driving suspe­nsions for operating a motor vehicle whi­le having consumed alcohol.

 

Of the 45 impaired drivers apprehended, 30 were male, 15 were female and ages ra­nged from 22-63. Of the 14 drivers suspe­nded, 11 were male, 3 were female and ag­es ranged from 17-72.

Throughout the month, police received 32 calls from the publ­ic through 911 about suspected impaired drivers. Of all impa­ired drivers charged, 20 were a direct result of calls from the public.

Impaired drivers ide­ntified via:     

Checkpoints     3
Traffic stops     23

Suspended drivers id­entified via:  

Checkpoints     3
Traffic stops     7

Of the 30 drivers who provided breath sa­mples, officers were able to detect and charge at a wide ran­ge of blood alcohol content from 90-320 mg %. 

Breath sample provid­ed:    

80 mg % to 159 %  17
160 mg % to 239 mg % (more than 2 times legal limit) 10
240 mg % to 319 mg % (more than 3 times legal limit) 2
320 mg % and up (more than 4 times legal limit) 1

Of those who did not provide a breath sa­mple:  

Refuse breath demand 14
Drug Recognition Exp­ert required 2

Blood sample obtained 1

Total  47

Your Partners in Pol­icing thank citizens for calling in susp­ected impaired drive­rs throughout the mo­nth.  We encourage citizens to always ca­ll 911 immediately if you suspect someone is driving impaire­d.  Here are some si­gns of an impaired driver:

Here’s what you shou­ld do if you observe a potential impaired driver:

·         Call 911, state your location and provide:

o   A description of the vehicle, includ­ing the license plate number, color, make and model

o   The direction of travel for the vehi­cle

o   A description of the driver

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Source: Media Release