P.E.I. driver impaired by meth jailed
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A P.E.I. man who hit a curb whereas driving his motorcar underneath the affect of methamphetamine has been sentenced to jail time.
Jeffrey Michael MacDonald, 42, pleaded responsible and was sentenced on Jan. 16 in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown for impaired driving.
On Oct. 2, 2021, at round 12:42 a.m., an off-duty police officer driving on Route 1 in Stratford noticed a motorcar wandering backwards and forwards in its lane, then strike a curb at an intersection and proceed driving, stated Crown lawyer Lisa Goulden. On-duty law enforcement officials had been referred to as and pulled over the car pushed by MacDonald.
Officers seen that MacDonald had indicators of impairment and an open beer can or bottle within the car. Officers additionally noticed syringes contained in the car and seen that MacDonald had needle marks that indicated contemporary use, stated Goulden. MacDonald was arrested for driving whereas impaired by medication and blood samples had been taken and despatched away for evaluation.
The outcomes of MacDonald’s drug evaluation had been 576 nanograms of methamphetamine per 100 millilitres of blood. It’s a prison offence to have any quantity of methamphetamine in an individual’s system whereas driving.
Authorized-aid lawyer Trish Cheverie stated her consumer has been coping with psychological well being and addictions points, however these have improved for the reason that incident. MacDonald has post-secondary undergraduate and graduate levels, and has been tutoring kids as a part of a program to assist folks reintegrate again into the group. He’s on a depart of absence from that place, stated Cheverie.
MacDonald spoke briefly in courtroom and apologized for his actions.
Choose Nancy Orr sentenced MacDonald to seven days in jail to be served on weekends, a $2,000 nice and a $600 sufferer surcharge. MacDonald was additionally banned from driving for one yr plus the time in jail.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He might be reached by e mail at [email protected] and might be adopted on Twitter @terry_mcn.
