Two drivers were arrested by RCMP NL yesterday for refusing to comply with breath demands that were issued at traffic stops in Glenwood and Chapel's Cove.
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 13, 2025, Gander RCMP responded to the report of a suspected impaired driver in Glenwood. The described vehicle was located a short time later entering onto the Trans-Canada Highway. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver, a 61-year-old man, refused to provide a roadside breath sample.
Later that evening, shortly before 10:30 p.m. in Chapel's Cove, Holyrood RCMP responded to the report of a suspicious parked vehicle. Police located the vehicle and spoke to the driver, a 32-year-old man, who refused a roadside breath test and resisted arrest.
Both vehicles were seized and impounded, both drivers issued licence suspensions and each will face criminal charges of refusal.
Refusing to comply with a demand issued as part of an impaired operation investigation is a criminal offence. If convicted, this offence carries the same penalties as does a charge of impaired operation.
RCMP NL thanks the public for reporting suspected impaired drivers and suspicious activities.