Repeat Prohibited Driver – Charges Laid

File: 2019296595

March 6 2019 – 10:02am

While on routine patrol yesterday morning, a traffic stop led Charlottetown Police to arrest a repeat Prohibited Driver.

Police checks on the driver determined that she was prohibited from driving a motor vehicle .  A 50 year old Covehead woman was subsequently charged with Prohibited Driving which falls under section 259(4) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Within the last year, the woman has been convicted on two separate occasions; Impaired Operation of a motor vehicle in March/2018 and  Prohibited Driving in August/2018.

The accused will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.