A couple of impaired drivers on the west coast this past weekend

    Tuesday, 5 December 2023 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday Bay St. George RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash in Sheaves Cove.  The driver, a 27-year-old man, showed signs of drug impairment. 

    A 59-year old man is facing charges after crashing his vehicle near Junction Brook Friday night. RCMP say it happened around 11 0’clock and the man was checked by paramedics at the scene. At the Deer Lake detachment, the man blew nearly twice the legal limit and has been charged with impaired driving. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday Bay St. George RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash in Sheaves Cove.  The driver, a 27-year-old man, showed signs of drug impairment.  Back at the detachment, the man completed a drug influence evaluation.  The investigation is continuing to determine if charges of impaired driving will be laid. 

     

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