Police have arrested a man accused of driving drunk on a southern Alberta highway which had been closed for the Tour of Alberta.
RCMP closed Highway 1A west of Cochrane, Alta. at around 12:30 p.m. on Friday for the second stage of the bike race.
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Shortly after the closure began, RCMP said an officer spotted a vehicle heading westbound on the closed highway.
The driver, a 19-year-old man from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, was arrested at the scene. RCMP said his breath samples were “nearly double” the legal limit.
Two passengers in the vehicle, a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old, were also arrested.
RCMP charged the driver with impaired driving and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level exceeding .08.
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