Four drunk driving arrests in five days in Prince County

Police in western Prince Edward Island arrested three impaired drivers in as many nights last weekend and early this week.

On Monday, East Prince RCMP officers arrested a man in Hampton for allegedly having care and control of a vehicle while he was drunk. The matter is still under investigation, but police anticipate charges will be laid.

One day prior, West Prince RCMP officers stopped a Summerside man in Springhill under suspicion of impaired driving after another concerned motorist contacted police.

The driver later provided breath samples that were more than three times the legal blood-alochol limit, police say.

On Saturday, Nov. 25, as previously reported, East Prince RCMP arrested a woman on the Confederation Bridge for impaired driving after a vehicle struck a struck a police cruiser.

The 27-year-old Oyster Bed woman was allegedly more than double the legal limit and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 18 to answer to the charges.

There was actually one other drunk driving incident two days before that, Nov. 23, when police say a 32-yearold Nine Mile Creek man was intoxicated when he lost control of his vehicle on Route 12 in West Devon and rolled over into a ditch.

A passenger in the vehicle was taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries, while the driver will appear in court in February after allegedly providing breath samples of more than double the legal limit.

The RCMP is reminding the public to report possible impaired drivers to police to help curb incidences of drunk driving.