(Corner Brook, NL) October 11, 2024 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) has charged two people with impaired driving following separate incidents this week in the Corner Brook region.

Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 9), Operational Patrol Services responded to a single-vehicle collision on the North Shore Highway in Gillams where a vehicle was found in a ditch. As a result, an elderly man was charged with impaired driving and refusing the breathalyzer and issued a Summary Offence Ticket for having open liquor in the vehicle. He also had his license suspended and vehicle seized.

Just before 3 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 10), officers conducted a traffic stop on O’Connell Drive in Corner Brook. A 23-year-old female was charged with impaired driving and impaired over 80 MG%. She too had her vehicle seized, and license suspended.

The RNC is encouraging anyone with information related to dangerous or impaired driving to call 911 immediately. To report anonymously, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or visit www.nlcrimestoppers.com.

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File # 2024-69503, 2024-69658

Cst. James Cadigan, #775
Public Communications Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
media@rnc.gov.nl.ca