Off-duty RCMP officers catch elderly driver heading west in eastbound lane on TCH

Two-off duty RCMP officers prevented a head-on collision on the Transcanada Highway (TCH) on Nov. 23.

In a Monday, Nov. 29, news release the RCMP said that about 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 23 two officers spotted an SUV travelling west in the eastbound lane of the divided section of the TCH while exiting the TCH at Salmonier Line.

The officers left the highway and re-entered onto the westbound lane to catch up to the vehicle. Driving parallel to the SUV, separated by the median, an officer activated the vehicle’s horn to alert the driver to pull over.

The SUV was pulled over by the centre median and directed as far off the road as possible by the officers. The elderly driver, who was disorientated and unaware of what had happened, was safely escorted off the highway by an on-duty RCMP officer who was called to the scene to assist.

Officers submitted a request for a medical review of the individual’s driver’s licence.