The RCMP in Nova Scotia says more than 200 drivers were charged with impaired-related offences during a three-month period this year.
Statistics released for all RCMP detachments in Nova Scotia reveal that from April to June:
- 188 people were charged with impaired operation of a conveyance by alcohol
- 10 people were charged with impaired operation of a conveyance by drug
- 24 people were charged with refusal of a demand made by a peace officer
The RCMP says an additional 148 people were issued administrative driving suspensions for operating a conveyance while having consumed alcohol.
The force says there about 419 RCMP members in Nova Scotia with training related to drug-impaired driving, including 32 drug-recognition experts.
Nova Scotia RCMP says it also has 427 trained breath technicians who are qualified to operate instruments that determine a driver’s blood …