Two people from Yarmouth County were arrested for impaired driving on New Year’s Eve.
Southwest Traffic Services in Yarmouth had a checkpoint at the intersection of Hwy 3 and Raynardton Road.
A vehicle went through the checkpoint and narrowly missed hitting an RCMP officer.
The vehicle was located soon after at the end of a dead-end road.
A 27-year-old man from Carleton was arrested for impaired and dangerous driving and flight from police, the vehicle was towed.
Later, a 63-year-old Glenwood man was arrested in Argyle for driving with blood alcohol over twice the legal limit.
RCMP Southwest Traffic Services Yarmouth has arrested two drivers after two incidents on New Years Eve in Yarmouth County: https://t.co/CUsqJIm4kM
— RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) January 2, 2025
