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If that is the case, the driver could be arrested for drug-impaired driving as the police probe continues. For those thinking about refusing to comply with a demand for a sample, a criminal charge could be laid that “carries the same penalties, upon conviction, as impaired driving.”
Drivers in Newfoundland and Labrador found to be driving while impaired “will face driver licence suspensions, fines, vehicle impoundment and/or time in jail,” notes the provincial government. If a person has more than five nanograms of THC per mL of blood, that could mean a fine or imprisonment, “with 30 days in jail as the mandatory minimum for repeat offenders.”
Complaint: Two men charged with drinking and driving after switching seats
By Shane Healy
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Two men were arrested and charged with drinking and driving offenses after they each reportedly got out of their vehicle, grabbed a can of Budweiser and switched seats, according to a magistrate s complaint filed in Superior Court.
Police were called after a man reported a car swerved on Route 4 in Hagåtña and nearly hit his driver side, according to the complaint.
Tanny Lee, 38, and Yronoron Iron, 29, were in a silver Nissan Murano on the night of May 17 as they were driving southbound on Route 4 in Hagåtña, the complaint stated.
A study published in the
Canadian Medical Association Journal says Canada needs to improve the way cannabis impairment is detected among drivers.
The Montreal study which looked to see if there’s a correlation between pot legalization and an increase in fatal motor vehicle accidents had to look at the U.S. due to the lack of data in Canada. Recreational cannabis has only been legal in Canada since Oct. 17, 2018.
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OPP Sgt. Dave Wallbank, the provincial coordinator of the DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) Program, said police are satisfied working with the detection tools they’ve currently got in Ontario.
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