More than 250 vehicles were stopped in an enforcement action that spanned from Onion Lake to Pierceland on rural highways in Northern Saskatchewan.
The traffic initiative that saw Sask. RCMP’s Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) and Loon Lake RCMP partner with Sask. Highway Patrol of the Provincial Protective Services (PPS), targeted impaired drivers. It resulted in four people arrested with outstanding warrants, more than 31 vehicles impounded, and numerous drivers charged with impaired driving.
“In CTSS our main focus is traffic safety enforcement, particularly targeting impaired driving, however, we do also come across individuals with outstanding warrants during the course of our duties,” said Cpl. Blair De Bruin of CTSS.
“During one traffic stop, officers determined the driver, who initially provided a false identification, had outstanding warrants for arrest,” added Cpl. De Bruin. “They also located and seized a firearm and knife from the vehicle. During a second stop, it was determined the driver didn’t have a license and was in possession of a prohibited device, an extended ammunition round magazine.”
The initiative ran from Oct. 19 to 21 and and resulted in:
-Four drivers arrested on outstanding warrants;
-Twenty-three license suspensions issued for testing positive for THC (on an approved screening device);
-Five licence suspensions issued for failing an alcohol roadside screening device test;
-Five drivers charged with driving while over .08;
-Thirty-one vehicles impounded (for driver’s license suspensions related to cannabis and alcohol);
-Two drivers with provincial licence suspensions;
-Two drivers charged with driving while disqualified;
-Sixty-two tickets issued for various other offences (ie: for speeding, distracted driving, misuse of seat belts);
-Fifteen of the above tickets were for open alcohol in a motor vehicle;
-One-hundred-and-three warnings (ie: vehicle equipment regulations like mud flaps, burnt out headlights, cracked windshields);
-Thirteen vehicle inspections were issued to have various defects repaired to make the vehicle safe for the road again; and
-One license suspension for failing a standard field sobriety test. The driver was under the influence of a Central Nervous System stimulant, suspected methamphetamine.
Don't count on social media to deliver your local news to you.
Click here to bookmark SASKTODAY.ca's Crime, Cops and Court section.
