Man charged after off-duty officer alerts Mounties of alleged impaired driver near Tryon, P.E.I.

A 53-year-old man has been charged after an off-duty RCMP officer suspected he may be driving while impaired.

When the driver later provided breath samples they were allegedly more than twice the legal limit.

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Police say shortly after midnight on Thursday, a vehicle was travelling on Route 1, near Tryon, P.EI., when the off-duty officer alerted the East Prince Detachment to a possible impaired driver.

The officer said the driver failed to navigate a turn and ended up driving into the ditch.

Shortly after the incident, officers arrived on scene and arrested the man.

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The 53-year-old is scheduled to appear in Summerside Provincial Court on Feb. 1st, 2018 and faces charges of impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content over .08.