COLE HARBOUR: Two women have been arrested for impaired driving with readings of 300 mg% and 280 mg% and 200 mg% and 220 mg%, RCMP said.
The arrests and charges came following a hit and run in Cole Harbour, Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said.
On September 25, at approximately 11:48 p.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a hit and run that occurred in a parking lot on Merrimac Dr.
“While at the scene RCMP officers observed the vehicle of interest return to the scene and collide with a dumpster,” said Cpl. Tremblay.
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RCMP officers completed a traffic stop on the Hyundai Elantra.
The driver, a 25-year-old Dartmouth woman, exhibited signs of impairment and provided roadside breath samples into an approved screening device (ASD), which resulted in a “fail”.
The driver was arrested for impaired driving.
“From the information and evidence gathered at the scene, it was determined that the rear passenger of the vehicle, a 28-year-old Cole Harbour woman, was the driver at the time of the hit and run,” he said.
She also showed signs of impairment, and provided a breath sample into an ASD resulting in a “fail”.
The woman was arrested for impaired driving.
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Both individuals were transported to the Cole Harbour RCMP Detachment and provided breath samples.
The 28-year-old woman provided breath samples of 300 mg% and 280 mg%.
The 25-year-old woman, who struck the dumpster, provided breath samples of 200 mg% and 220 mg%.
They were both later released and will appear in court at a later date.
File # 24-132068
