RCMP seizes vehicle from driver traveling 57 km/h over the speed limit
Police seized a vehicle and suspended the licence of driver travelling more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit Thursday morning.
On Oct. 29, shortly after 10:30 a.m., several motorists traveling the Trans-Canada Highway through the Grand Falls-Windsor area reported an eastbound vehicle driving erratically and at a high rate of speed. RCMP Traffic Services Central located the described vehicle, and radar confirmed a speed of 157 km/h where the posted speed limit was 100 km/h.
The vehicle was stopped, and the driver - an 18-year-old man -— was ticketed for excessive speed. His licence was suspended roadside and the vehicle he was driving was seized and impounded by police.
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