RCMP have released final results from their Holiday Checkstop Program in Manitoba.
In total, more than 8,300 vehicles were stopped across the province during the four-week program in 2017.
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There were 117 people charged with impaired driving. That number is down from 2016’s total of 122 people charged with impaired driving.
Other results include:
- 51 alcohol-related roadside suspensions
- 2,153 traffic-related provincial charged laid
- 45 liquor and gaming control act offences
- 31 other criminal code driving offences
- 1 traffic-related fatality
Also down was traffic-related fatalities, with six during the 2016 Holiday Checkstop Program compared to one death this past year.
Winnipeg Police released their checkstop numbers Tuesday.
READ MORE: Winnipeg holiday checkstop program results in 43 arrests related to impaired driving
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