**** HRP Media Release
Police charge three drivers with impaired driving
Police have charged three people in relation to three separate impaired driving investigations over the last 24 hours.
At approximately 6:37 p.m. on November 21, officers stopped a vehicle on Prince Albert Road in Dartmouth. A 75-year-old Halifax man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of impaired driving.
Shortly after 12 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Parkland Drive in Halifax. A 46-year-old Timberlea man is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of impaired driving.
Just after 2:30 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle in the area of Highway 111 and Pleasant Street in Dartmouth. A 29-year-old Dartmouth man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges of impaired driving, breach of probation and breach of driving while prohibited.
Police remind drivers to do their part to keep our roads and highways safe this holiday season. If you are going out and will be drinking, make a travel plan before you head out on how to get home safely. Arrange for a designated driver, take a taxi or public transit. If you are out and have had a few drinks, find an alternate way to get home safely. If you suspect someone is driving while impaired. please call 911.
