Impaired Driving

• 5 young adults injured, 2 critically, in suspected drunk driving crash in Devon

  Impaired driving charges are pending after a vehicle full of young adults lost control and hit a parked vehicle and a tree in Devon, leaving two with life-threatening injuries.

  Crime

  Dec 22
  
• OPP arrest allegedly impaired Brampton driver accused of going almost 200 km/h

  OPP say a 22-year-old Brampton man was arrested after allegedly driving 193 km/h on Highway 410 while impaired. The driver is facing 10 charges, police say.

  Canada

  Dec 5
  
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• Calgary police issue warning about impaired driving during holiday season

  Calgary police say they'll be stepping up their campaign against impaired driving by conducting check stops at different times of day throughout the month of December.

  Crime

  Dec 4
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• Ontario ponders making impaired drivers who kill parents pay child support

  The government suggested the change is based on a 2023 Texas law that requires drivers convicted of killing a parent or guardian to pay child support.

  Politics

  Nov 18
• Saskatoon police investigating after car crashes into Zak’s Home Hardware store

  A car crashed through the front of Zak's Home Hardware, sending glass and merchandise everywhere. The staff worked hard to clean up the store and were able to open before 8am.

  Canada

  Nov 14
• Supreme Court upholds impaired driving convictions based on breathalyzers

  The related decisions from the top court Thursday clarified the evidentiary scheme for proving blood alcohol concentration in impaired driving cases under the Criminal Code.

  Canada

  Nov 14
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving Saskatoon launches Project Red Ribbon

  MADD Saskatoon is campaigning against impaired driving with their red ribbon project. With Christmas around the corner, roads get busy, it's important everybody gets home safe.

  Canada

  Nov 13
• ‘I’m here’: Mother whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver reflects 10 years later

  'I've learned to carry my grief in a way that it's masked better,' Jennifer Neville-Lake said, adding, 'I don't hesitate, I don't have those pauses where I'm lost in the memories.'

  Canada

  Sep 26
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• 2 killed in Winnipeg crash, police say driver was impaired

  According to police, a speeding southbound pickup truck drove onto the shoulder of Kenaston and hit two people, before leaving the scene.

  Crime

  Sep 15
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• 626 impaired drivers taken off B.C. roads this summer, many following festivals

  Considering the smaller population, Northern B.C. had the highest total of driving prohibitions, criminal charges and drug prohibitions, according to highway patrol.

  Crime

  Sep 8