Port aux Basques RCMP arrests impaired driver
RCMP in Channel-Port aux Basques arrested a 60-year-old man after receiving a report of a possible impaired driver on Wednesday afternoon.
On Feb. 18, shortly before 2:30 p.m., officers were alerted to a possible impaired driver in a store parking lot on Main Street. Police quickly located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
The driver, a 60-year-old Port aux Basques man, failed a roadside breath test and was arrested for impaired operation. He was transported to the detachment where he provided further breath samples more than twice the legal limit.
He was released from custody to appear in court in May 2026 to face charges of impaired operation over 80%mg. His driver’s licence was suspended and his vehicle was seized and impounded.