News release

Mary’s Harbour RCMP tickets two drivers for excessive speed along Route 510

October 31, 2025 - Mary's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

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A 47-year-old woman had her licence suspended after Mary’s Harbour RCMP caught her driving 71 km/hr over the posted speed limit near Chateau Pond on Thursday.

Shortly before 1:00 p.m. on October 30, 2025, a Mary’s Harbour RCMP officer conducting proactive patrols of Route 510 observed a vehicle travelling at 151 km/hr in 80km/hr zone, before locking in the vehicles speed at 146 km/hr.

Police conducted a traffic stop, and the driver — a 47-year­-old woman — was ticketed for excessive speeding. Her license was suspended as a result.

This traffic stop and subsequent licence suspension comes just days after a 32-year-old woman was stopped and ticketed for driving at excessive speeds along the Trans-Labrador Highway on October 25. Police observed that motorist speeding 54 km/hr over the posted speed limit, between the communities of Lodge Bay and Red Bay.

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador urges motorists travelling on all roadways this Halloween to slow down and plan ahead. Our roads will be filled with added pedestrian and vehicular traffic as children trick-or-treat all across the province, so all drivers are urged to be extra vigilant.

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