RNC Arrest Impaired Driver Speeding in School Zone in Mount Pearl

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary arrested an impaired driver in a school zone in Mount Pearl.

Today, at approximately 8 a.m., officers observed a vehicle travelling 92 km/h in the Ruth Avenue school zone. The officers conducted a traffic stop with the vehicle in a nearby parking lot.

Following an investigation, the operator of the vehicle, a 40-year-old man from Mount Pearl who was travelling with kids, was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and refusing a breath sample. He also had his vehicle seized and was issued Summary Offence Tickets for speeding, and operating a motor vehicle while suspended. The accused was released from custody to appear in Provincial Court at a later date.