Cpl Jolene Garland says 3 of the 5 have been charged with impaired driving.
Over the weekend RCMP Traffic Services West stopped five male drivers between the ages of 21 and 72 for impaired driving violations. This happened in Stephenville Crossing, St. David’s, Loch Leven, North Branch and near Hampden., Cpl Jolene Garland says 3 of the 5 have been charged with impaired driving. She says police received a number of calls about an impaired driving on Sunday afternoon on the Trans Canada Highway near the Hampden Junction. Police located the vehicle and the driver, a 26-year-old man, showed signs of intoxication. He was arrested for impaired driving and transported to the Deer Lake RCMP detachment where he provided breath samples over 1.5 times the legal limit. He was released from custody to appear in court at a later date. All vehicles were seized and impounded, and all five drivers received a driver’s licence suspension.
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