Dozens charged in Manitoba RCMP holiday checkstop program
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Manitoba police are warning motorists to stay off the roads while impaired after the annual holiday traffic checkstop program resulted in more than 100 licence suspensions and dozens of criminal charges.
RCMP and Winnipeg Police Service members stopped 9,246 drivers between Dec. 1 and Jan. 1, charging a collective 76 people for driving while impaired or failing to comply with roadside screenings.
“It’s clear from these results that many people chose to disregard our message,” said RCMP traffic services unit Insp. Michael Gagliardi.
“We need to further drive that message home, that the number of collisions, the number of fatalities and the number of people truly affected by impaired driving is just too high.”
A total of 5,486 motorists were subject to drug and alcohol screenings during the program, with 167 receiving immediate roadside suspensions.
Alcohol was found to be the most common reason for impairment, with the highest blood-alcohol content reported about .29 per cent — more than three times the legal limit of .08 per cent.
By Nov. 1, Manitoba RCMP had investigated 17 fatal collisions related to impaired driving, while 36 other people had suffered serious injuries, data shows.
In 2022, 19 people were killed as a result of impaired driving, 35 suffered serious injuries and 618 faced charges in Manitoba.
Impaired driving remains the leading cause of criminal death in Canada, according to Mother’s Against Drunk Driving, which supports the annual checkstop program alongside Manitoba Public Insurance.
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