RCMP tickets youth for speeding after receiving public tips and social media video

A Snapchat video went viral to the wrong audience which resulted in a youth being ticketed by police.

A social media video, along with tips from the public, assisted police in identifying and ticketing a youth for excessive speed this week.

On the afternoon of January 15, police received a report and copy of a Snapchat video showing a youth operating a vehicle between 140-150 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in the area of Mary’s Harbour.

A subsequent investigation led Mary’s Harbour RCMP to identifying the driver of the vehicle in the video.

The youth driver was ticketed and a license suspension was issued.