This weekend Saskatchewan RCMP featured #24StoriesIn24Hours about impaired driving on RCMP social media accounts.
These experiences provided a small glimpse of what RCMP members see as they work to keep impaired drivers off the roads. In total, members reached more than 190,000 people with their messages. The hope is these individuals will continue to share the safe driving message and people will change their behaviour and not drink and drive.
In addition to #24StoriesIn24Hours, RCMP were out conducting enforcement on Saskatchewan’s roads.
From Friday, Dec. 2 until the end of day, Sunday, Dec. 4, 24 people are facing charges (from across all three RCMP districts) of either: impaired operation of a motor vehicle, impaired care and control of a motor vehicle or failure/refusal of approved screening device. No charges were laid for impairment by other drugs.
One adult male driver was travelling in a vehicle seen swerving on the road and hit a curb prior to their contact with police. One adult male was located in a vehicle parked in the middle of a gravel road very close to a main Saskatchewan highway, sleeping on the steering wheel. Saturday, officers located impaired persons at 9:28 a.m., 9:49 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 3:40 p.m. and 4:39 p.m.
“The reality is, every single individual in the stories we featured was travelling in a vehicle on Saskatchewan’s roads with everyone else prior to their contact with police,” says Sgt. Al Hofland of F Division Traffic Services
“Thank you to those members of the public who chose a safe way to get home this weekend. December is a busy month with many celebrations. Our members will continue to work diligently conducting enforcement targeting impaired and distracted driving, aggressive driving and seatbelt use. Don’t risk your life or the lives of others. Don’t drink and drive.”.
To read all the stories featured in 24 hours, you can view them on RCMP Facebook accounts.
