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Impaired charges laid after single motor vehicle collision

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 15th, the Rankin Inlet RCMP were dispatched to a report of a single-vehicle motor collision and possible impaired driver after an SUV vehicle collided with a snowbank.

The RCMP attended the scene and arrested the driver for impaired driving. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle had been reported stolen.

A 56-year-old Rankin Inlet man is facing impaired driving-related charges along with taking a motor vehicle without consent. The driver is scheduled to appear in court on March 9, 2020 in Rankin Inlet.

During this festive season, the Nunavut RCMP wishes to remind the public of the dangers of impaired driving and the dire consequences that often result from operating a vehicle while impaired.

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Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green is from Whitbourne Newfoundland and graduated from the CNA Journalism Program. Arthur also studied Business Marketing and Political Science at Memorial University in Essex England and St. John's Newfoundland. Green has worked as a spot news photographer/journalist with such news organizations as CBC, CBC Radio, NTV, Saltwire and Postmedia in Alberta.

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