Manitoba RCMP are warning all motorists to respect road barricades or face fines. The warning comes after a Winnipeg man was recently rescued due to being stranded in his vehicle near St. Adolphe, Manitoba.
Earlier this month, Manitoba RCMP received an urgent call from a motorist requesting assistance as he was stranded in his vehicle at a location on Provincial Road 200, just north of St. Adolphe in the RM of Ritchot.
Police say that the caller indicated that he was stranded in his vehicle with water was coming in that had reached the steering wheel, and that he couldn’t get out through the doors or windows.
Officers from the St. Pierre-Jolys Detachment, along with the local Fire Department, immediately responded to the scene. Firefighters were able to safely rescue the driver, a 21-year-old Winnipeg man.
Police investigation determined that the motorist had driven past the barricades on Provincial Road 200 and quickly became stranded.
“We all know that there is overland flooding throughout areas of our province and that this flooding has resulted in a number of road closures,” said Corporal Julie Courchaine of the Manitoba RCMP. “The barricades are in place to keep everyone safe. No one should ever try to bypass them under any circumstance.”
RCMP report that the driver was issued a $237 fine under the Highway Traffic Act for disobeying a prohibition or restriction imposed on the use of a highway.
