Two Drivers Arrested After Separate Incidents on New Years Eve.

Source : RCMP Release

RCMP Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth has arrested two drivers after two incidents on New Years Eve in Yarmouth County.

On December 31st, 2024, at approximately 8:15pm, Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth were conducting a checkpoint at the intersection of Hwy. 3 and Raynardton Rd. when a Jeep Compass was observed approaching eastbound at a high rate of speed. The officers at the checkpoint signaled for the vehicle to stop however it continued to drive eastbound and failed to stop at the checkpoint, narrowly missing an RCMP officer who was standing on the road at the time dealing with another driver.

The officers located the Jeep Compass moments later at the end of a dead-end road. The vehicle driver, a 27-year-old man from Carleton, was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor vehicle, Flight from Police, and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle. He was later released from custody with a first court appearance scheduled for March 3, 2025. The vehicle was towed.

Later at approximately 12:30am on January 1st, 2025, another RCMP Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth member was patrolling the Argyle area when he observed a Dodge Dakota driving on the road at a very slow speed. The member conducted a roadside stop where an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, and the driver failed. The 63-year-old man from Glenwood was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and then provided breath samples that were more than double the legal limit. He was released from custody and will have a first court appearance at a later date. His truck was also towed.

Anyone convicted of impaired driving will receive a criminal record, lose their licence for one year, and face a minimum fine of $1,000