38 tickets were handed out by RCMP during a traffic blitz on the west coast last week including a man whose license was suspended since 1993.

RCMP Traffic Services West and Bay St. George RCMP stopped approximately 50 vehicles on Thursday.

Various offences included speeding, cell phone use, seatbelt infractions, tinted windows, and equipment violations. One vehicle, that was uninsured and unregistered, was seized and impounded and the driver was ticketed.

Then on April 16 and 17, RCMP seized three more vehicles for traffic infractions.

A 40-year-old Corner Brook man was driving without a licence or insurance and was in breach of a court-ordered condition. He was ticketed for the traffic offences and was arrested for breaching a court order.

A 36-year-old Stephenville man was driving alone near Noel’s Pond with a beginner’s licence that was suspended.

A 63-year-old man was driving while suspended whose licence has been suspended since 1993. He was also driving without insurance or registration.