The RCMP are reminding drivers to slow down over the holiday weekend, after a startling traffic stop earlier this week.
Officials say that on Thursday, a vehicle was stopped on the TCH near Ocean Pond, after being clocked at 165km/h.
The 19-year-old driver was charged for excessive speeding.
His vehicle was impounded, and his licence suspended.
April 14 5:15 p.m., RCMP Traffic Services East stopped this vehicle traveling 165 km/h on the TCH near Ocean Pond. The 19-year-old driver from Mount Pearl was charged for excessive speeding, his vehicle was impounded and his license suspended. Slow down! #NLTraffic pic.twitter.com/kI4MipicrT
— RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador (@RCMPNL) April 16, 2022
