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City police arrest four impaired drivers

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Charlottetown Police Services

Published on January 19, 2013
Published on January 19, 2013
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Charlottetown , Upper Prince Street

Charlottetown police officers arrested and charged four individuals for impaired driving early Saturday morning.

All of the incidents happened between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. with three of them occurring on University Avenue.

One of the arrests happened after police received a complaint of a driver striking the gas pumps at the Petro Can on University Avenue. Police arrested a 24-year-old female in the incident.

Police also charged a 23-year-old male with impaired after he struck another vehicle around 1:38 a.m. on Upper Prince Street.

Police arrested and charged a 31-year old male on the corner of University Avenue and Enman Crescent after observing him drive erratically.

Police also arrested and charged another 23-year-old male on University Avenue for erratic driving.

Police said they plan to remain diligent in removing impaired driving from Charlottetown.

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  • Username
    The Facts Hurt in so many ways . . .
    - January 20, 2013 at 12:03:49

    Part of the written test when getting and/or maintaining a licence ought to be calculating the actual financial costs of being sentenced for a first offence DWI, It should also be an essential graduation outcome in our public school system: If you have any hope of coming legally and financially clean, the cost of annual auto insurance increase over 13 years: $40,000, if mandated, DUI classes: $650, Towing and storage fee ($137 a day) $685 (at least 5 days), Fines and attorney fees: $4,000, DMV reinstatement fee:$100, Estimated Minimum total: $45,435. Add to that the cost of borrowing money and accessing alternative services (taxi, etc.) to pay for all of the above and it can be well over $50, 000. A person I know dearly has actually paid well over that amount, and that's just the financial costs. Each of these idiots could have bought a small taxi business for what it will cost them. See the site below to verify the Canadian estimates. (see: http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/stopteendui/parents/cost/how-much-does-a-dui-cost.cfm

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    Margaret
    - January 20, 2013 at 10:37:50

    Take their vehicles from them never to be given back to them!

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    Sylvia
    - January 20, 2013 at 09:53:13

    When these people appear in court, sentences will have to be more severe such as loss of driver's licence for many years, maybe permanently. I honestly don't know what the solution is. I'm to the point where I'm concerned about even going out on the highway for fear of being hit by a drinking driver. The police are doing the best they can but it's impossible for them to be everywhere. I think it's time for all of us to take responsibility to help the police to get these drinking drivers off the road. Maybe they'll start getting the message is the court brings down more severe sentences. I really don't know, I honestly don't. It must be very frustrating for the police.

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  • Username
    learn the law
    - January 20, 2013 at 07:36:48

    Jail is mandatory

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  • Username
    I LUV PEI.
    - January 19, 2013 at 22:41:48

    PIET HEIN.. Could not agree more with your post, the cops are dammed if they do and dammed if they dont, having only lived on PEI for four years it amazes me the number of drunk drivers compaired to the population and the other thing I find crazy is you get to serve your sentence such as it is at week ends, not much of a deterrent if I was a drunk driver. (which I'm not )

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    sprayman
    - January 19, 2013 at 21:55:18

    Instead of signs warning of black ice , etc, ... why not post some signs " caution drunk drivers" . We could have one in Borden as you come off the bridge to warn all the visitors that dont know yet.

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      Missy
      - January 20, 2013 at 12:06:51

      Ha! I think that Pei is like the rest of Canada and they know that there may be drunk drivers on the road. We don't need to put a ridiculous sign out.

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    john h bernard
    - January 19, 2013 at 21:52:40

    I agree, Robbie you need to GET A LIFE, it would not matter what happened you would find fault, grow up S>>> head

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    whoami
    - January 19, 2013 at 21:33:28

    Yes, Robby, I have to agree...people like you, can not ever be pleased. No matter what steps are taken, in your view, they are incorrect. People like you are just unhappy people - who see what everyone else done as being "wrong". Give it up and be happy that these four have been caught....gees !

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    BigFrog
    - January 19, 2013 at 19:56:17

    Once you are drunk, how can you make any clear decisions when the brain is disabled by alcohol. They may get the message sober but put them through an evening of drinking, how can they ever think clearly. The four that got caught, how many more didn't. When will this all end.

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    Grateful
    - January 19, 2013 at 19:49:42

    Thank you Charlottetown Police for removing these individuals from our streets.

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    Bob the builder
    - January 19, 2013 at 19:20:18

    Time to make convicted drunk drivers use a special license plate that states they are a convicted drunk driver. Maybe public perception might change people's minds about impaired driving

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  • Username
    Keep Up Good Work
    - January 19, 2013 at 18:46:40

    Keep calling 911 when you suspect or KNOW that someone is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Great job to the police who work diligently to remove these menaces from our roads. The age bothers me a lot. Obviously the message is not getting out to them at a young enough age. Parents please step up!!!Set the right example. If you know your daughter/son is impaired , REPORT THEM. You may be saving their life.

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    islander
    - January 19, 2013 at 18:45:02

    Charlottetown, Summerside and Kensington police and the RCMP need to adopt different tactics for increasing the capture of drunk drivers. The check point is a good idea but with the age of cell phones and twitter, etc. a static check point can be avoided quite easily, especially in PEI with so many roads available. What police should be doing is converting more marked cruisers to ghost cars/unmarked and actively patrolling to look for these criminals. Heck, I'd buy a tank of gas for a cruiser every few days if it meant more patrolling time in my community. Police need to continually evolve their intelligence gathering for where parties are being held and which bars etc. have increasing patronage, etc. Check out what Regina Police are doing: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2013/01/04/sk-impaired-drivers-program-regina.html

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  • Username
    Agree with Piet Hein
    - January 19, 2013 at 17:57:03

    Who cares how drunk drivers get off the roads as long as they are off the roads. Please don't let friends and family drink and drive. If you can't stop them, call 911, it works.

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    Robby
    - January 19, 2013 at 16:47:44

    Police said they plan to remain diligent in removing impaired driving from Charlottetown. Funny how these were all because of the complaints except one. Not like they actually setup a road block for once and caught people.

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      Piet Hein
      - January 19, 2013 at 17:09:52

      Robby, you are one of the continuous whiners who can find nothing good in anything and always have only negative things to say. If this story said the police missed four impaired drivers you would whine just like you are whining they caught four. Who cares if they were complaints from the public or check stops as long as the drunks are taken off the road. If the police had check stops you would whine that they are wasting time in one place and should be patrolling more. If they patrol more you would whine they should have more check stops. Please Robby, tell us what is the difference between catching drunk drivers at a road side check or if they are complaints phoned into police? I cannot seer the problem - a lousy drunk off the road is a lousy drunk off the road no matter how it was done.

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      LA
      - January 20, 2013 at 01:18:25

      Not to mention that nowhere does it say they were "all because of complaints." In fact one of them specifically mentions they were observed by police. So much for your transparent attempt to find fault.

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    Jeff
    - January 19, 2013 at 16:35:49

    Incredible all of these individuals under 35 obviously the message just isn't getting through

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    thomas Jacobs
    - January 19, 2013 at 16:28:42

    Anyone want to place bets on what their sentences will be? I bet none of them will do any jail time.

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      nitpicker
      - January 19, 2013 at 17:32:10

      No need to bet, if they are first time offenders. $1,000 fine, 12 month driving suspension, and a night in jail. Pretty much the standard for all first time convictions. According to Statistics Canada, PEI drunk drivers are sentenced to jail time far more often than any other province even though its not required by the criminal code of Canada.

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