Harbour Grace RCMP investigates motor vehicle collision and arrests woman for impaired driving

July 16, 2020
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

A 25-year-old Carbonear woman was arrested by Harbour Grace RCMP on July 14, 2020, following an investigation into a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision in Carbonear.

Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Harbour Grace RCMP received a report of a motor vehicle collision on Captain Franks Lane. Upon arrival at the scene, officers determined that the car had crashed into a concrete retaining wall. The driver then attempted to leave the scene, placing the vehicle in reverse, and struck a garbage box. She was transported via ambulance to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Police located open cannabis within the vehicle.

Officers observed signs of impairment and once the driver was released from medical treatment, she was taken into custody for impaired driving. Police transported the woman to the detachment and she provided breath samples that were above the legal limit.

She was released from custody and is set to attend court at a later date to answer to charges of impaired driving. The woman was issued a seven-day driver's licence suspension, was ticketed for having open cannabis in her vehicle and the car was seized and impounded for thirty days.

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.

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Contact information

Harbour Grace RCMP
709-596-5014

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