Seven impaired drivers were nabbed in just four hours by Comox Valley RCMP last week.
It began just before 11 p.m. July 6 on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay when a driver was pulled over for not using proper headlights and ended up with a three-day driving prohibition for alcohol impairment.
A second motorist was stopped for appearing to be smoking marijuana and ended up with a 24-hour driving prohibition for drug impairment.
Driver three was pulled over after being observed swerving toward oncoming traffic. The result was a 90-day driving prohibition and a 30-day vehicle impoundment for alcohol impairment.
The fourth driver, stopped for speeding on Island Highway South, also received a 90-day driving prohibition and a 30-day vehicle impoundment for alcohol impairment.
The fifth driver, a new driver with an N designation, was stopped for speeding, as well, and got a 24-hour driving prohibition for alcohol impairment.
The sixth person was nabbed at 1:44 a.m. on Lerwick Road in Courtenay, and given a 90-day driving prohibition and a 30-day vehicle impoundment for alcohol impairment.
The final incident was at 2:45 a.m. and involved a woman who crashed into a parked vehicle on Kilpatrick Avenue in Courtenay and was arrested for impaired driving. Criminal charges are being recommended.
