Deer Lake RCMP catch ATV operator with no insurance, registration, or license

    Wednesday, 11 February 2026 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

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    The man was handed tickets under both the Off-Road Vehicles and Highway Traffic Acts. The ATV was seized by police. 

    A 49-year-old man was caught driving an uninsured ATV in Deer Lake last week and he also had a suspended license. RCMP Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says police  stopped the operator around 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Gate House Road and Main Street. As well, the vehicle registration had not yet been transferred since the sale. The man was handed tickets under both the Off-Road Vehicles and Highway Traffic Acts. The ATV was seized by police. 

     

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