Impaired driver crashes stolen vehicle into building and flees scene, arrested by Nain RCMP

June 1, 2023
Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

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A burgundy Dodge Ram truck rests against a building. The vehicle has front-end damage.

Forty-year-old John Bennett was arrested early yesterday morning by Nain RCMP and is facing multiple charges after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a building in Nain.

At approximately 2:00 a.m., police received a report of a stolen vehicle from a residential driveway in the community. The vehicle was observed operating in an erratic manner prior to crashing into a commercial building on Middlepath Road. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, Bennett, fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. He was located a short distance from the scene without injuries, resisted arrest and was taken into custody.

Bennett attends court today and is charged with the following criminal offences:

  • Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
  • Taking a motor vehicle without consent
  • Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
  • Mischief over $5000
  • Resisting arrest

The investigation is continuing.

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Contact information

Strategic Communications and Media Relations Unit
RCMP NL
rcmp.nl.media-medias.tnl.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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