A Nova Scotia man is facing impaired driving charges after being involved in a collision early Thursday morning while a toddler was in his vehicle.
RCMP were called to Highway 103 in Upper Tantallon just before 12:30 a.m. where a Jeep had crashed into a ditch along the highway and was lying on its roof.
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The driver was able to get out and free a two-year-old girl, who was also in the vehicle. The two, who were uninjured, were waiting in the car of a passing motorist when police arrived.
“The driver was close to being double the legal limit,” said RCMP Cpl. Dal Hutchinson.
A 22-year-old man from Timberlea is facing charges of impaired driving.
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Meanwhile, RCMP say a referral has been made to the Department of Community Services because there was a child in the vehicle.
Hutchinson says cases, where a child is found in the vehicle of a suspected impaired driver, are not rare.
“It’s one thing for an adult to make a choice (such as impaired driving) but to put a child in harm’s way is totally inconsiderate and something people should think twice before doing,” he said.
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He is reminding anyone who suspects someone is driving impaired, to immediately call 911.
“Your call could save lives,” he said.
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