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Excessive speeder ticketed by RCMP Traffic Services West in Gallants

September 11, 2025 - Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

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A 47-year-old man is without a car and his licence after he was stopped for excessive speeding by RCMP Traffic Services West this morning.

At approximately 9:20 a.m. on September 11, 2025, an officer with RCMP Traffic Services West observed a vehicle travelling at speeds up to 164 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gallants.

A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver was ticketed for excessive speeding. His license was suspended, and the vehicle was impounded.

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador urges motorists to slow down and plan ahead. The extra minute or two that you might save by speeding is not worth it. There are penalties – like fines, having your license suspended or seeing your vehicle seized and impounded. But there are far worse consequences: you could seriously hurt yourself, your passengers, other drivers, pedestrians or animals. In some cases, your speed could cause life-altering injury or cost someone their life.

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