Lewisporte RCMP arrests impaired driver after responding to call for assistance

August 11, 2026 - Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador
From: Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP

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Lewisporte RCMP seized the vehicle of an impaired driver on Wednesday night after responding to a call for assistance at a local fast food restaurant. 

Around 10:30 p.m. on August 10, police received a report of driver inside a locked vehicle who was unresponsive. RCMP officers attended and located the driver asleep behind the wheel.

The driver, a 20-year-old Lewisporte man, showed signs of impairment and failed a roadside screening. He was arrested and transported to the detachment where further breath samples confirmed his impairment. 

The man was charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired over 80mg%, his vehicle was seized and his licence was suspended. He was released and will appear in court in October 2026.

Under the Criminal Code of Canada, it is an offence to be impaired by alcohol and drugs if you have care and control of a vehicle (meaning you are in a position to put a vehicle in motion). In other words, you can be charged for impaired operation even if the vehicle is parked and the engine is off. 

Impaired operation is illegal and dangerous choice that puts you and everyone else on the roads at an unnecessary and unacceptable risk of serious injury or death. If you suspect a driver is impaired, call 911 immediately. 

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