The Dean of St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island was sentenced last month to three days imprisonment after he was convicted of drunk driving.
On 10 Oct 2024 the Very Rev. David Cameron Garrett, the regional dean for Prince Edward Island, entered a guilty plea to impaired driving in the Charlottetown provincial court. Garret admitted that on 6 August 2024 at approximately 1:37 pm he was driving in Charlottetown when he crashed his car, causing significant damage to its front end. When police responded to the accident they saw the dean was impaired and gave him a breathalyzer test, which showed he had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream.
The dean’s attorney said her client had been under great pressure due to his pastoral work, and that he had subsequently completed an addictions program.
Chief Judge Jeff Lantz sentenced Garrett to three days in jail, a $1,500 fine and a $450 victim surcharge. In addition, Garrett was banned from driving for one year plus the three days in jail.
