Police seize unfit vehicle, ticket driver
RCMP Traffic Services East seized a vehicle deemed unsafe for the roads on Wednesday afternoon following a traffic stop outside of Clarenville. The owner of the vehicle was ticketed after the driver was found to be operating without insurance.
Shortly before 3:00 p.m. on January 14, a traffic services officer on patrol along Route 230 near Lethbridge observed an SUV that appeared to be unfit for the roadway and conducted a traffic stop.
The 47-year-old male driver was unable to provide insurance and registration documents, and further investigation revealed that the vehicle did not have proper insurance.
The vehicle was seized and impounded, and police issued a ticket under the Highway Traffic Act for operating without insurance.