2 impaired driving charges laid by Battlefords RCMP during enforcement campaign

Two alleged drunk drivers were charged by Battlefords RCMP as part of the Canada-wide National Impaired Driving Week enforcement campaign.

“Saskatchewan has the highest rates of impaired driving in the country,” Battlefords RCMP said in a press release.

“The social attitudes towards drinking and driving need to change and the work we are doing collectively and consistently moving forward is anticipated to create that change.”

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Officers were not only looking for drivers impaired by alcohol but also by drugs. Using the Drager DrugTest 5000, Mounties tested motorists’ saliva for cannabis and cocaine.

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Between May 12-20, two check stops were conducted at peak times in the Battlefords RCMP detachment area. As a result of this and other work, over 500 vehicles were stopped, police said.

There were 14 investigations into impaired driving of which two resulted in charges and a number of suspensions.

Roughly 200 other charges laid in the Battlefords area during the campaign were mostly for speeding and distracted driving, according to RCMP.