An 18-year-old Newfoundland man is facing charges after reportedly fleeing from police in Dildo late last month.
RCMP officers attempted to stop the vehicle at around 10 p.m. on Dec. 29, reports SaltWire. The driver allegedly opted to flee at a high speed through a residential area with his lights off.
The investigation is ongoing, but the man’s vehicle has been seized and impounded and his licence suspended.
Between Dec. 30 and 31, another six individuals were arrested for impaired driving offences in Newfoundland and Labrador, per RCMP Traffic Services East. Four of the individuals tested positive for cannabis on roadside drug screening equipment.
RCMP officers conducted checkpoints in Holyrood and on Pitts Memorial Drive on Dec. 30, later arresting two men who tested positive for cannabis in Holyrood. The men were then transported to St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s where blood samples
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