Impaired Driving – Charge Laid

File: 2022448821

At 8:25 pm Saturday (April 9th), Charlottetown Police Services responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver that had struck a set of stairs at a business location on Belvedere Avenue and had left the area.

Officers were able to locate the vehicle a short time later on Mount Edward Road and determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol and arrested.

A 39 year old Charlottetown male was subsequently charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.   He was also issued a 90 day driving prohibition order and the vehicle has been impounded for 30 days.  The accused will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Charlottetown Police Services encourage the public to report any instances of impaired driving…Call 911.