Officer nearly struck trying to stop an impaired driver at a checkpoint near Baie Verte

    Tuesday, 9 December 2025 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Police were waiting when she arrived at home and at the detachment, she blew two and a half times the limit.

    A 35-year-old woman was arrested by Baie Verte RCMP on Saturday night after attempting to avoid a police checkpoint on Route 410, and police say she nearly struck an officer while trying to get away. RCMP tried to stop the woman at the checkpoint around 8:15 p.m, and instead of slowing and stopping, she accelerated. Police were waiting when she arrived at home and at the detachment, she blew two and a half times the limit. Her license was suspended, and vehicle was seized and impounded. She will appear in court at a later date to answer to charges of flight from police and impaired operation. 

     

     

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