Deer Lake — Deer Lake RCMP responds to reports of impaired driver on snowmobile, man arrested

Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

A 40-year-old man was arrested by Deer Lake RCMP for impaired operation following reports of a suspected impaired driver on a snowmobile.

At approximately 10 a.m. yesterday, Deer Lake RCMP received a report of an impaired snowmobiler on Incinerator Road Cormack. Officers patrolled the area but did not locate the suspect. A second report was received and officers located the operator at the Esso in Cormack. He showed signs of impairment and was arrested.

The man provided breath samples that were more than two and a half times the legal limit. He was released from custody and is set to appear in court at a later date to answer to charges of impaired operation. His licence was suspended