Man, 20, arrested for impaired driving after crashing car in Fall River, N.S.

A sign for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pictured on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)

Police say a man has been arrested for impaired driving after crashing his car in Fall River, N.S., Wednesday night.

RCMP, fire and ambulance crews responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Sutherland Drive near Limestone Avenue around 9:50 p.m.

Police say they found a Honda Civic on its roof off the roadway.

The driver was being assessed by fire services at the time.

Police say they spoke with the driver and he showed signs of impairment.

He gave a roadside breath sample which he allegedly failed.

“The 20-year-old man from Fall River was arrested for impaired driving,” reads an RCMP news release.

“He was transported to the Lower Sackville RCMP Detachment, where he provided breath samples of 160 mg%,120 mg% and 110 mg%.”

The driver was released and will appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date.

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