RCMP Traffic Services Labrador charges aggressive speeder on Route 520

February 6, 2020
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

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RCMP Traffic Services in Labrador charges driver for excessive speeding on Route 520 on February 5, 2020.

A 27-year-old Sheshatshiu man is suspended from driving following a traffic stop on Route 520, between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Sheshatshiu.

Yesterday afternoon, RCMP Traffic Services Labrador was conducting speed enforcement and observed an SUV travelling at a high rate of speed. Speeds as high as 143 km/h were observed in the 80 km/h speed zone.

Police seized and impounded the vehicle and ticketed the driver for speeding more than 51 kms/hr above the speed limit.

RCMP Traffic Services Labrador remains committed to road safety and the enforcement of aggressive drivers.

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Contact information

RCMP Traffic Services Labrador
709-896-3383

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