Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Three drivers were arrested by RCMP NL over this past weekend for impaired driving offences.
On the afternoon of January 19, 2024, Nain RCMP received a report of a suspected impaired snowmobile operator in the community. The described snowmobile was located departing the parking lot of a local business. A traffic stop was conducted. The operator, a 57-year-old man, failed a roadside breath test. At the detachment, he provided breath samples that were nearly three times the legal limit. He was released from custody and is set to appear in court at a later date to face charges of impaired driving. His licence was suspended.
A 27-year-old man who showed signs of drug impairment remains under investigation after he was arrested at a traffic stop by Deer Lake RCMP on the afternoon of January 20, 2024. Quantities of suspected cocaine and prescription medications were located and seized from inside the vehicle. Following his arrest, the driver completed a drug influence evaluation at the detachment. The man’s licence was suspended and the vehicle was seized and impounded. Officers await the results of the testing to determine if charges are appropriate.
Following the report of a possible impaired driver, Burin Peninsula RCMP stopped a truck in Marystown on the morning of January 21, 2024. The driver, a 57-year-old man, failed a roadside breath test and was arrested. At the detachment, the man refused to provide further breath samples. He will face charges of impaired driving and refusing to comply with a breath demand and will appear in court at a later date.
Impaired drivers place themselves and others unnecessarily at increased levels of risk on roadways throughout our province. RCMP NL thanks the public for continuing to report those suspected of impaired driving.
RCMP NL continues to fulfill its mandate to protect public safety, enforce the law, and ensure the delivery of priority policing services in Newfoundland and Labrador.