A member of the 91大黄鸭 RCMP Municipal Traffic Section is now investigating a case of alleged impaired driving, after the officer arrested an unlicensed and prohibited driver.
A regular member of the 91大黄鸭 RCMP Municipal Traffic section was conducting speed enforcement in the area of Watson Road and Yates Road May 25 shortly before 9 a.m., when their attention was drawn to an unlicensed Dodge Durango, seen driving very slowly through that area.
A traffic stop was conducted with the vehicle and the driver identified as a male whose driver鈥檚 licence had been suspended under the BC Motor Vehicle Act. Police also determined that the male was the subject of four Criminal Code prohibitions from driving any motor vehicle.
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鈥淚t didn鈥檛 take long for the officer, a specially trained Drug Recognition Expert or DRE, to recognize that the driver was displaying symptomology roadside of suspected drug impairment,鈥� said RCMP Cpl. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey, spokesperson for the 91大黄鸭 Regional Detachment, in a press release.
鈥淭he driver, who was unable to complete standardized field sobriety testing roadside, was detained for impaired driving.鈥�
The driver, a 48-year-old 91大黄鸭 man, who participated in a Drug Influence Evaluation at the 91大黄鸭 Detachment, now faces additional potential criminal charges. He was issued with another prohibition from driving and was later released from police custody. He is expected to appear in Court on Oct. 11.
Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact the 91大黄鸭 RCMP Municipal Traffic Section at 250-762-3300.
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