RCMP charges man for dangerous driving

April 10, 2017
Barney's River, Nova Scotia

News release

On April 9, just after 4:30 p.m., the RCMP's Eastern Traffic Services spotted a vehicle travelling at 200 km/h in Marshy Hope on Highway 104. It was then observed passing vehicles at a high rate of speed in a no passing zone. The vehicle lost control while making a left turn off the Highway in Barney's River. It went through a guard rail then down an embankment. The vehicle sustained severe damage, but the driver was not injured.

The driver, a 20-year-old man from Bridgewater, was arrested for Dangerous Driving and later released. He is scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on June 19.

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Contact information

Cpl. Mark Kellock
RCMP Traffic Services
Antigonish Detachment
Office: 902 863-6500
Cell: 902 301 1521
mark.kellock@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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