In addition to a fine and two demerit points, the vehicle is seized and impounded for 30 days.
Deer Lake RCMP caught up with two suspended drivers yesterday and impounded their vehicles for 30 days. Cple Jolene garland says at approximately 1:15 p.m. yesterday RCMP Traffic Services West noticed a known suspended driver operating a vehicle on the Main Road in Cormack. The driver attempted to evade police, turning off onto a dirt road. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, a 35-year-old man, was ticketed for driving while suspended.
Later in the afternoon, shortly before 3:00 p.m., Deer Lake RCMP stopped a vehicle on Nicholsville Road in Deer Lake. The driver, a 63-year-old man, held a suspended licence. He was ticketed for driving while suspended.
Driving while suspended is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act. In addition to a fine and two demerit points, the vehicle is seized and impounded for 30 days.
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