Thirty-one-year-old Kendall Williams of Gambo was arrested for dangerous driving on July 22, 2020, by Glovertown RCMP following a traffic stop.
At approximately 6:25 p.m., an officer from the Glovertown Detachment was on patrol in the Town of Gambo and observed a vehicle travelling at an extremely high rate of speed on JR Smallwood Boulevard. The officer used radar equipment and obtained the vehicle's speed as 143 km/h. The incident happened in a 40 km/h residential zone in the middle of town.
A traffic stop was conducted and Williams was arrested for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. He was later released from custody and is now charged with dangerous driving. Police seized and impounded the vehicle, suspended his driver's licence, and issued a ticket under the Highway Traffic Act for speeding. Williams is set to attend court on November 10, 2020.
RCMP NL continues to fulfill its mandate to protect public safety, enforce the law and ensure the delivery of priority policing services in Newfoundland and Labrador.