RCMP in this province are investigating six individuals for impaired driving after incidents this past weekend.

On Friday, RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash in Musgrave Harbour. The driver showed signs of alcohol impairment and failed a roadside breath test. Also on Friday RCMP were dispatched to an ATV crash on a dirt road in Codroy. The operator showed signs of alcohol impairment.

Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle crash on Kelland Drive in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A vehicle struck a power pole causing extensive damage to the pole. The driver now faces charges of impaired operation and refusing to comply with a roadside breath demand.

RCMP received a report of a suspected impaired driver at a commercial property in Whitbourne on Saturday. The 57-year-old man showed signs of alcohol impairment and was arrested.

Later that evening, in Stephenville, Bay St. George RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash on Mississippi Drive. The driver of the vehicle exited the vehicle and fled on foot before police arrival. RCMP located the driver hiding in a wooded area. The man was arrested.

Finally, on Sunday, Burin Peninsula RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle crash on Route 220 in Fortune. A vehicle, with three occupants, one of which was a child, had departed the roadway. The two passengers in the vehicle received minor injuries.