Steinbach RCMP conducted a series of CheckStops over this past weekend, resulting in numerous charges being laid for impaired driving.
On Friday, June 15, 2018, at approximately 10:30pm, a 31-year-old Steinbach area man was charged with impaired driving after failing a road side screening device. He provided breath samples which were both over the legal limit of 80mgs of alcohol per 100mls of blood. Shortly after, a 21-year-old RM of Hanover man was arrested for impaired driving where he provided breath samples which resulted in an administrative suspension for 30 days.
On Saturday June 16, at approximately 11:30pm a 61-year-old man from the Steinbach area was issued a 72 hour license suspension for a blood alcohol reading between 50 and 80mgs of alcohol. Shortly after, a 34-year-old man from West St. Paul was arrested for impaired driving. He provided breath samples nearly three times the legal limit.
