RNC issue 178 tickets in the Corner Brook region last week

    Thursday, 22 May 2025 06:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Cst james Cadigan says they also caught a number of impaired drivers and suspended drivers in the west coast region on May 16th and the 17th.

    The RNC issued over 500 tickets during Canada Road Safety Week and this included 178 in the Corner Brook Region.  Cst James Cadigan says enforcement was conducted in a variety of residential areas and school zones in addition to highways and atv areas.  Cadigan says they also caught a number of impaired drivers and suspended drivers in the west coast region on May 16th and the 17th. He says the highest speed recorded on the island was 162 km/hr and in that case the 20-year-old driver was caught on the East coast. A total of 23 vehicles were seized and 12 drivers had their licenses suspended.

     

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