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3 impaired drivers stopped in 24 hours: P.E.I. RCMP
An RCMP detachment can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)
Police on Prince Edward Island say they stopped three impaired drivers in a 24-hour period this week.
RCMP Provincial Traffic Services was conducting patrols in Stanley Bridge on Wednesday afternoon. Police say a driver was stopped for using a cellphone while driving, which led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man for impaired driving by drug.
A Queens District RCMP officer in Grand Tracadie responded to a tip from the public later that evening and, according to police, a 28-year-old woman was arrested for impaired driving by alcohol.
At 7:16 a.m. on Thursday, police say a traffic stop in Stratford resulted in the arrest of a 22-year-old man for impaired driving by alcohol.
'Everyone can play a role in making PEI roads safer. If you see a suspected impaired driver, call 911,' said Cpl. Gavin Moore, with the P.E.I. RCMP, in a news release.
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