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Police around Sask. intercept 131 impaired drivers in May

Police across Saskatchewan handed out over 3,000 tickets to speeders and sanctioned 131 impaired drivers during the May’s impaired driving blitz. Choose Your Ride/YouTube

REGINA – Police across Saskatchewan handed out over 3,000 tickets to speeders and sanctioned 131 impaired drivers during the May’s impaired driving blitz.

The 131 impaired offences related to alcohol or drug use while driving include:

  • 3 zero Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) (zero to .08) offences (new drivers)
  • 3 low BAC (.04 to .08) offences
  • 125 Criminal Code Charges (for high BAC, impaired driving or refusing a breath test)
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READ MORE: Over 2,000 tickets handed out in Sask. during April’s traffic blitz

Police around Saskatchewan handed out a total of 3,014 tickets for speeding/aggressive driving, 223 tickets for distracted driving (158 for cell phone use) and 289 tickets for not using a seatbelt, car seat or booster seat.

In April of this year officers handed out 41 impaired driving tickets.

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