Mounties arrest six impaired drivers in 24 hours in the Halifax area
Posted May 13, 2026 12:01:01 PM.
Last Updated May 13, 2026 01:03:01 PM.
The RCMP is reminding the public about the dangers of impaired driving after six people in the Halifax area were arrested last weekend.
According to police, the first arrest happened just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, as officers responded to reports of a man driving to Harrigan Cove and burning items that didn’t belong to him.
The 47-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault, arson and impaired driving after blowing to breath samples that registered 130 mg per cent blood alcohol.
Hours after that, around 6 p.m., police pulled over a 50-year-old driver in Lower Sackville and did a roadside breath test. He was arrested and released with a court date in the future.
Just before 10 p.m., an officer spotted an “off-highway vehicle” without a license plate on the Brushy Hill Road in Upper Sackville. The 35-year-old driver of that vehicle was pulled over, blew over the limit on a roadside test, and will also now be in court at a later date.
The next arrest happened not long after on Windmill Road, as an officer pulled over a driver at 11:30 p.m. After a roadside breath test, the 31-year-old Halifax driver was handed a seven-day driving suspension.
On May 10 at 12:50 a.m., the RCMP says officers found a man asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle on Amos Walter Drive in North Preston.
“When the driver exited the vehicle, he stumbled into a ditch,” police said. “A roadside breath demand was made; however, the man was unable to provide a suitable sample.”
The 34-year-old North Preston man was charged with refusal and released with a date to appear in court.
The final arrest came at 1:20 a.m., as officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driving on heading north on Highway 102 from Lower Sackville. Police say the driver was located in Fall River, driving below the speed limit and struggling to stay in their lane.
The 33-year-old woman driving the vehicle failed a breath test and was arrested for impaired driving and had an outstanding warrant for impaired driving.
“Impaired driving remains one of the leading causes of serious injury and death on our roads,” the RCMP wrote in a media release.
The Mounties say anyone who sees a suspected impaired driver is asked to call 911.
