On September 4, 2019, at approximately 10:35 p.m., Glovertown RCMP were on patrol in the town of Traytown conducting enforcement of the Highway Traffic Act.
Police observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed and locked in a radar reading of 129 kms/hr in a 50 kms/hr speed zone, putting the vehicle at 79 kms/hr over the posted limit.
The driver, a 19-year-old man from Glovertown, was ticketed under the Highway Traffic Act for exceeding the speed limit by 51kms/hr or more. Police seized and impounded the vehicle for 3 days and suspended his driver's license for 7 days.
RCMP NL reminds drivers to obey the posted speed limit. Consequences for a first offence of excessive speeding include a fine of $520.00, on-the-spot 3-day impoundment of a vehicle and a 7-day suspension of a person's drivers licence.