Justice, News August 11th, 2026Lewisporte 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 Aug.t 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. The man was charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired over 80mg%, his vehicle was seized and his licence was suspended.