Off-duty RCMP officer charged with impaired operation

A single-vehicle crash occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway near Glovertown on October 27, charges of impaired operation have been laid against an off-duty RCMP officer, 34-year-old Travis Plant.

Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash and attended the scene.

Plant, who was the operator of the vehicle, failed a roadside breath test. He was arrested for impaired operation and was transported to the detachment where he provided breath samples that were more than one and a half times the legal limit.

Plant was released from custody and is set to appear in court at a later date. His driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle was seized and impounded.

Plant’s current duty status remains under review. SIRT-NL has been notified.