Reckless impaired driver results in charges

June 29, 2017
Cole Harbour , Nova Scotia

News release

Halifax District RCMP has charged a 23-year-old man from Westphal following a complaint of reckless driving in a parking lot on Forest Hills Parkway.

Just after 10 p.m. last evening, RCMP responded and located a Honda Civic squealing tires in the parking lot. The vehicle was described by witness' as driving fast, erratically and backing up in a dangerous manner. The driver had also narrowly missed striking a pedestrian.

The man is facing Impaired Driving, Over the Legal Limit and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle. As well, his driver's license has been suspended for 90-days and his vehicle has been seized. He will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on August 8 at 9:30 a.m. to answer to these charges.

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Contact information

Cpl. Dal Hutchinson
Media Relations Officer
Halifax District RCMP
Cell: 902-830-5695
dal.hutchinson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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