Police and RCMP nab 14 suspected dunk drivers
Posted Jul 5, 2010 02:55:46 PM.
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It will be an expensive Canada Day weekend for some in the Halifax area.
Six people were charged with impaired driving by RCMP.
The majority are under the age of 40.
A 19-year-old woman stopped for speeding on the Prospect Road was charged with driving drunk Thursday. Later that night, a 25-year-old was charged after he tried avoiding a check point in Lower Sackville.
Someone called in a complaint of an impaired driver on Highway 101 that led police to charging a 37-year-old man.
Another 37-year-old was charged after his car ended up in the ditch in Hammond Plains and a 25-year-old was stopped and charged in Cole Harbour.
Another phone tip led police to charging a 55-year-old man in Westphal with refusing the breathalyzer.
RCMP say there were another four other people who had their license suspended for 24 hours for having a blood alcohol level between .05 and .08.
Halifax police say they charged a total of eight people with driving drunk over the long weekend.
