Impaired driver arrested near Canada Day event: Summerside police

Police in Summerside, P.E.I., say they arrested an impaired driver near the city’s Canada Day event grounds on Tuesday.

Summerside Police Services was told by the RCMP to be on the look out for a car driving toward Summerside around 9:10 p.m.

The vehicle reportedly had been swerving and driving erratically.

Summerside police found the vehicle on Heather Moyse Drive near the Canada Day event grounds.

Police say officers activated their emergency lights and sirens, but the driver did not stop.

The pursuit ended when another police car was able to cut the vehicle off and force it to stop.

Police say the driver was showing signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene.

The man, a 39-year-old from Alberton, gave two breath samples. Police say one registered three times the legal limit and the other registered twice the legal limit.

The man’s vehicle was impounded and he was issued an administrative driving prohibition.

He is scheduled to appear in court to face charges of:

• impaired driving
• failing to stop for police
• dangerous driving

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