(Corner Brook, NL) December 17, 2024 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) has made multiple arrests related to impaired driving in Corner Brook.

On Saturday (Dec. 14), Operational Patrol Services responded to a report that a vehicle had collided with a guardrail on Riverside Drive. Responding officers located the vehicle and operator on scene. Following an investigation, the operator, a 23-year-old man, was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

On Monday (Dec. 16), shortly after 10 a.m., a traffic stop was conducted with a vehicle in the area of University Drive. The patrol officer initiated an investigation in connection with impaired operation. The operator of the vehicle, a 33-year-old man, was charged with impaired driving.

Both accused were issued driving suspensions and had their vehicles seized. They were released from custody to appear in Provincial Court at later dates.

The RNC continues to encourage 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 # 2024-86097

 

Cst. James Cadigan, #775
Public Communications Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
media@rnc.gov.nl.ca
709-729-8658