51-year-old impaired driver arrested trying to board the ferry to Nova Scotia

    Thursday, 27 February 2025 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    At the detachment, the man provided further breath samples that were more than three and a half times the legal limit.

    RCMP have arrested and charged a 51-year-old man with impaired operation while he was waiting to board the ferry to Nova Scotia. Police say shortly after 8 o’clock Tuesday night, they were called to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in Port aux Basques. The accused failed a roadside breath test and was arrested for impaired operation.  At the detachment, the man provided further breath samples that were more than three and a half times the legal limit. He is due to appear in court at a later date, his license was suspended and his vehicle was impounded.

     

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