RCMP and RNC partnered up for Canada Road Safety Week with checkpoints and targeted traffic enforcement

May 24, 2023 Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Other (General), _ Across Canada

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador – During Canada Road Safety Week (May 16-22, 2023) RCMP Traffic Services East and RNC Traffic Services teamed up and conducted checkpoints and targeted traffic enforcement initiatives focussed on aggressive driving and impaired driving.

Three vehicles were seized for excessive speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway, traveling 154 km/h, 169 km/h and 181 km/h. Checkpoints were conducted in St. John’s, Holyrood, and Spaniard’s Bay with three drivers issued driver’s licence suspensions for alcohol-related offences. One driver failed a roadside breath test, was arrested for impaired driving and provided further breath samples at the detachment that were more than twice the legal limit. The other two drivers provided roadside breath samples that were above the provincial limit for alcohol but below the criminal threshold to support charges of impaired driving.

A hand held lidar device, used for speed detection, is shown displaying a violator speed of 181 km/h.
A hand held lidar device, used for speed detection, is shown displaying a violator speed of 181 km/h.
A hand held lidar device, used for speed detection, is shown displaying a violator speed of 169 km/h.
A hand held lidar device, used for speed detection, is shown displaying a violator speed of 169 km/h.
A tow truck is pulled over to the side of a highway during an overcast day. A white SUV is loaded onto the tow truck.
A tow truck is pulled over to the side of a highway during an overcast day. A white SUV is loaded onto the tow truck.
Two police vehicles with emergency lights activated are parked on opposite sides of a roadway at night. Two RCMP officers are stood on the roadway behind a pilon.
Two police vehicles with emergency lights activated are parked on opposite sides of a roadway at night. Two RCMP officers are stood on the roadway behind a pilon.

RCMP and RNC Traffic Services remain committed to highway safety during Canada Road Safety Week and throughout the year.

RNC Traffic Services

RCMP Traffic Services East

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