REGINA – Over the Thanksgiving weekend RCMP across Saskatchewan handed out 2,223 traffic tickets during their Operation Impact blitz.
Police were looking for impaired drivers, aggressive drivers, and seatbelt violations.
Mounties handed out 46 impaired driving violations, 1094 speeding tickets, 109 insurance violations, and 42 seatbelt violations.
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Numerous tickets were issued for extremely high speeds, including to a 27-year-old man near Prince Albert who was clocked going 185 km/hr on Highway 11.
Below is a list of all the tickets issued during the blitz:
- 46 impaired driving violations (all alcohol, zero drugs)
- 4 aggressive driving violations (unsafe lane changes)
- 7 aggressive driving violations (careless driving)
- 42 seatbelt violations
- 109 insurance related violations (ex. endorsement condition violation, incorrect license plate on a vehicle, driver operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license ie: expired)
- 14 driving while prohibited offences
- 1094 aggressive driving violations – speeding
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