Deer Lake RCMP responds to report of suspected impaired driver, man arrested

June 3, 2022
Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

A 49-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving following a report of a suspected impaired driver in Deer Lake on June 2, 2022.

Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, police received the report of a suspected impaired driver. Officers located the described vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Fourth Avenue. The man showed signs of alcohol impairment and had open alcohol within the vehicle. He failed a roadside breath test, was arrested and transported to the detachment where he provided breath samples that were above 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 driving. His driver's licence was suspended and the vehicle was seized and impounded.

RCMP NL thanks the public for continuing to report suspected incidents of impaired driving and continues to fulfill its mandate to protect public safety, enforce the law, and ensure the delivery of priority policing services in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Contact information

Corporal Jolene Garland
Media Relations Officer
RCMP NL
709-772-6170
rcmp.nl.media-medias.tnl.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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