RCMP issue several traffic tickets on Northern Peninsula

On Sunday the RCMP conducted traffic enforcement on the Northern Peninsula.

Police issued several tickets and removed two drivers from the road.

In Rocky Harbour police observed a driver not wearing a seat belt. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, a 57-year-old Norris Point man, was found to be suspended from driving. He was issued tickets and his vehicle was impounded.

Police were on patrol in St. Paul’s and observed an ATV being operated on the side of the highway. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, a 43-year-old St. Paul’s man, was found to be impaired, arrested and transported to the Rocky Harbour Detachment where he provided breath samples that were twice the legal limit. His licence was suspended and the ATV was seized and impounded. He was released to appear in court at a later date.

Two commercial vehicles were issued with inspection notices to comply with inspection regulations.

Other motorists were issued 12 tickets for various violations, six of them were for speeding and four of them were for not wearing a seatbelt.