RCMP Traffic Services west impounds three vehicles in one day at traffic stops on the Northern Peninsula

    Thursday, 31 July 2025 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Police say the third  driver, a 61 year old man, was stopped north of Eddie’s Cove for excessive speeding doing 144km in a 90km  zone.

    In one day, July 23rd, RCMP Traffic Services West seized three vehicles and issued a lot of tickets during a traffic safety campaign on the Northern Peninsula. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says police were focused on excessive speed, impaired operation, unsafe drivers and other traffic violations. He says the first driver, a 37-year old man, was operating without insurance in Cormack on July 23rd. He says the next driver was stopped for having a cracked windshield.  The man was also ticketed for operating an unregistered vehicle. O’Donaghey says the third  driver, a 61 year old man, was stopped north of Eddie’s Cove for excessive speeding doing 144km in a 90km  zone. Traffic Services officers issued 21 additional tickets for violations under the Highway Traffic Act, including 11 for speeding.

     

     

     

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