Impaired driving charges expected against ATV driver

An RCMP cruiser at headquarters in Dartmouth. (Healey photo)

GREENFIELD: Charges are pending against a 42-year-old man following an investigation by East Hants RCMP on Feb. 5.

Cpl. Jared Ryan, with the RCMP detachment out of Enfield, said police were on scene at a motor vehicle collision in Greenfield, just outside of Center Rawdon.

He said as officers were investigating the mvc, a 42-year-old man was found driving an All Terrain Vehicle on the roadway while impaired by alcohol.

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“A subsequent investigation revealed that the male driver was over double the legal limit,” said Cpl. Ryan.

As a result, charges are pending against the man.

Cpl. Ryan said the investigation is ongoing into the matter.