P.E.I. man arrested twice for impaired driving on same day
CARDIGAN, P.E.I. — Police arrested a 64-year-old Brudenell man twice in sooner or later for impaired driving on Saturday, July 23 — as soon as behind the wheel of a transport truck and the second time after the person was stopped whereas driving a farm tractor on the freeway.
Mounties acquired the primary report of a doable impaired driver involving a transport truck within the Cardigan space round midday.
Officers shortly discovered the truck and pulled it over, RCMP stated in a launch.
The motive force failed a roadside screening take a look at and was arrested and brought to the Montague RCMP detachment.
Additional testing discovered his breath samples have been nearly twice the authorized restrict.
The person was launched from custody, issued a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the transport truck was impounded at his expense.
Nevertheless, only some hours later, round 4 p.m., police acquired one other report of a doable impaired driver, this time involving a farm tractor on Route 5 close to Cardigan.
Officers discovered the tractor and pulled it over, and located the driving force was the identical as the person who was driving the transport truck earlier.
Police stated the person failed a roadside screening take a look at, and the tractor was impounded at his expense.
He was arrested on the scene and brought to the Montague RCMP detachment, the place additional testing confirmed his breath samples have been above the authorized alcohol restrict.
The person was held in custody in a single day and was launched on circumstances the next day, pending an look in Georgetown provincial courtroom on July 28.
