Posted on 08/12/2014, 1:07 pm, by mySteinbach

A Steinbach woman is facing impaired driving charges after recently being arrested by Steinbach RCMP.

On July 30, 2014, at approximately 11:30pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a complaint of an impaired driver on Highway 12.

Police say that the complainant, an off-duty police officer, notified police that a vehicle was driving into oncoming traffic on Highway 12. Police responded and located the vehicle facing south in the north lanes of Highway 12 near Clearspring Road.

RCMP report that the driver was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle and provided breath samples nearing almost triple the legal limit.  The female driver, a 24-year-old resident of Steinbach, was released from custody and is set to appear in Steinbach Provincial Court.