A suspected impaired driver was stopped by RCMP in Cape Breton driving a vehicle without a rear left wheel.
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On Canada Day, a member of the RCMP Traffic Services stopped a vehicle “as it was making a loud noise” in Sydney Forks. The officer stopped the vehicle on Highway 4 and noticed that a rear tire was simply missing.
According to police, the car had been driving on a rim.
RCMP say the 28-year-old man from Marion Bridge was taken to an RCMP detachment where he took a breath test and blew 120 mg and 130 mg.
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He was charged with impaired driving and his vehicle was towed. Police noted there was also open liquor in the vehicle.
The man will appear in Sydney Provincial Court at a later date, and the investigation continues.
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