ATVs, liquor and a partially nude woman – What could have been an episode of Trailer Park Boys instead made up a busy weekend for the Lunenburg County RCMP.
RCMP charged four different drivers in the county with charges related to operating vehicles while intoxicated.
On June 5 at 5:20 p.m., Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a call of two males on an ATV, with no helmets, seen driving on Victoria Rd. in Lunenburg.
The men were located nearby and the driver failed the roadside test. The man was then taken to the Chester Detachment for further breath tests. The 26-year-old driver is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Operating a Conveyance with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Over 80 mg%. He is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on August 26.
Around seven hours later RCMP stopped a speeding vehicle along Hwy. 3 in Gold River. The RCMP officer could smell liquor off the driver’s breath and observed numerous open liquor containers in the vehicle.
The 21-year-old male driver, was given the roadside screening device test which he failed. He too was then taken to the Chester Detachment where he provided further breath tests. The man is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Operating a Conveyance with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Over 80 mg%. His court date is set for September 2 at the Bridgewater Provincial Court.
Just about an hour later (midnight passed in that peiod) on June 6 RCMP members were conducting a check stop along Hwy. 12 in Chester Grant, when they were approached a Side-by-Side ATV.
One of the officers observed open liquor on the back of the machine and administered the roadside screening device to the driver, which resulted in a fail. The 29-year-old man was taken to Bridgewater Police Service for further testing. He was released and is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Operating a Conveyance with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Over 80 mg%. He is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on September 2.
The last incident occured on June 7 at 2:53 p.m.
Lunenburg District RCMP received a call of an intoxicated motorist who had stopped their car along Hwy. 332 in Lilydale and was standing in the middle of the roadway partially naked.
RCMP members attended the scene and located the female driver of the vehicle, sitting in her car. The driver was clearly intoxicated and was arrested for Impaired Operation. She was taken to Chester Detachment where she provided breath samples. The 39-year-old woman was held in custody until sober and then released. She is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Conveyance and Operating a Conveyance with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Over 80 mg%. She is schedule to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on September 2.
