A Moose Jaw motorist is lucky that he didn’t injure anyone or himself after driving into oncoming traffic on Thatcher Drive while impaired.
Officers with the Moose Jaw Police Service observed a damaged vehicle driving erratically on the zero block of Thatcher Drive West on Sept. 30. The vehicle initially stopped for police but then accelerated away. It drove across a sidewalk and then into oncoming traffic.
The vehicle attempted to turn south on Fourth Avenue Northwest but drove off the road and came to a stop.
Police administered a roadside screening device on the driver, who failed the test. Officers arrested the adult male driver from Moose Jaw and charged him with impaired driving, exceeding .08, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and breach of court orders.
The male — who was not named in the news release — will appear in court later.
Police continue to investigate the situation.
