Four arrested for impaired operation over the weekend

RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador arrested four motorists for impaired driving over the weekend in separate incidents across the province.

The arrests occurred in Grand Falls-Windsor, Deer Lake, Clarenville, and Natuashish. Each driver has been charged with impaired operation, received a licence suspension, and had their vehicle seized and impounded.

The first incident happened late Friday night, September 26, when police in Grand Falls-Windsor responded to a report of a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction on the Trans-Canada Highway. Officers stopped the vehicle and arrested a 73-year-old man who failed a roadside test and later provided breath samples twice the legal alcohol limit.

On Sunday, September 28, at about 12:40 a.m., Deer Lake RCMP responded to reports of a suspected impaired driver. Officers found a vehicle crashed along the Trans-Canada Highway and arrested a 28-year-old man, who provided breath samples over the legal limit after being medically cleared at the scene.

Just after 2:00 a.m. the same morning, Clarenville RCMP stopped a vehicle in a restaurant parking lot on Manitoba Drive. A 40-year-old woman was arrested after failing a roadside breath test. Police say her breath samples later confirmed alcohol levels above the legal limit.

Later that evening, at 6:11 p.m., RCMP officers in Natuashish encountered a 22-year-old woman showing signs of alcohol impairment. She was arrested and found in possession of three flasks and a bag of suspected cocaine. Police say her breath samples were well above the legal limit. In addition to impaired driving, she faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance.