RCMP arrest an impaired ATV operator in Hopedale

    Tuesday, 25 July 2023 16:00

    By Tonya Organ

    RCMP responded, located the ATV and found the operator at his residence, where he had fled on foot.

    A Hopedale man is facing charges of impaired operation after police received multiple reports of him operating an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) at high rates of speed in Hopedale Friday night. RCMP responded, located the ATV and found the operator at his residence, where he had fled on foot. He showed signs of impairment, was arrested and provided breath samples at the Detachment that were nearly three times the legal limit.

     

     

     

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