Traffic Services West apprehended three individuals over the weekend for violating impaired driving laws. The incidents involved a 42-year-old woman, a 50-year-old man, and a 46-year-old man, all facing consequences for driving under the influence.
Throughout the weekend, Traffic Services West stopped three drivers, a 42-year-old woman, a 50-year-old man, and a 46-year-old man, for impaired driving violations.
On Friday, January 17, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., RCMP Traffic Services West, with the assistance of Deer Lake RCMP, conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Third Avenue in Deer Lake. The driver, a 42-year-old woman, showed signs of alcohol impairment and provided a roadside breath sample above the Provincial limit. Her licence was suspended and vehicle impounded.
Later that evening at approximately 8:15 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Old Bonne Bay Road on Route 430. The driver, a 50-year-old man who had a suspended driver’s licence, showed signs of alcohol impairment and refused to provide a breath sample. He was arrested for refusing to provide a breath sample and released from custody to appear in court at a later date to answer to a charge of refusal and driving while suspended. His licence was further suspended and vehicle impounded.
A few hours later, on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at approximately 1:15 a.m., while on patrol, RCMP Traffic Services West observed a vehicle leaving a parking lot at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was conducted with the vehicle on Main Street in Deer Lake. The driver, a 46-year-old man, showed signs of alcohol impairment and failed a roadside breath sample.
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