Charlottetown police nab four drunk drivers overnight
CBC News
Posted: Jan 19, 2013 1:49 PM AT
Last Updated: Jan 19, 2013 3:38 PM AT
Charlottetown police were kept busy Saturday after catching four drunk drivers between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., including one who hit a gas pump at a station on University Avenue.
Police say firefighters were on the scene at the Petro-Canada to make sure the damage at the station was minimal. They say no gas leaked out.
The 24-year old woman who was driving wasn't injured. She was charged with impaired driving.
A 23-year-old man was also charged with impaired driving after he struck another vehicle on Upper Prince Street at 1:38 a.m.
Police arrested and charged a 31-year-old man on University Avenue and Enman Crescent after observing him driving erratically.
Police also arrested and charged another 23-year-old man with impaired driving after stopping him for driving erratically on University Avenue.
Of the four impaired cases, two people were kept in custody overnight, and the other two were released to family members.
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