News release
Bonavista RCMP ticket and seize vehicle of suspended driver after hit and run
November 18, 2025
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Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP
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Just before 7:00 p.m. on November 10, 2025, Bonavista RCMP received a report that a hit and run had occurred at a local impound lot. Police attended the scene, and the driver was identified as a 40-year-old Port Union man who had his license previously suspended and was attending the lot to retrieve items from an impounded vehicle.
While at the lot, the driver hit another parked vehicle and departed the scene. There were no serious injuries. The man was operating the vehicle with a previously suspended license at the time of the collision.
He was located on Wednesday, November 12 and ticketed for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. The vehicle he was operating was seized and impounded.
The investigation is continuing.
RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador reminds all drivers that you are required to have valid legal documentation, including license, registration and insurance, on your person when operating a motor vehicle. If you are unregistered, unlicensed or uninsured - do not operate a vehicle of any kind. Anyone found operating a motor vehicle on Newfoundland and Labrador roadways without the proper legal documentation, licensing and registration will be penalized and face legal consequences.