RCMP Corporal Jolene Garland blood samples taken from Jonathan Patten confirmed the presence of a number of illicit impairing drugs.
27-year-old Jonathan Patten of Pouch Cove has been charged after an investigation into a fatal collision that occurred on March 19th. A head-on collision happened on the Veterans Memorial Highway shortly before 10:30 p.m. that night. Patten was operating a GMC truck that collided with a Subaru car. The driver of the Subaru, a 25-year-old Tilton man, died at the scene. RCMP Corporal Jolene Garland blood samples taken from Patten confirmed the presence of a number of illicit impairing drugs. Patten has been charged with impaired operation by drug causing death and having a blood drug concentration above the prescribed (legal) limit. His licence was suspended and he is due to appear in court December 18th.
Corner Brook was one of three Canadian communities to take part in a national wildfire plan
RCMP suspend two drivers licenses for excessive speeding on the Northern Peninsula this past weekend
200,000 tree seedlings being planted in remote areas of Gros Morne National Park
Explosives Disposal Unit called to the Deer Lake Airport on Monday after an unattended bag was left in the terminal
Uninsured driver in Corner Brook facing intimate partner violence charges as a result of traffic stop
