News - Impaired Driving

The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would impose new, stronger licensing consequences on drivers convicted of impaired driving and refusal offences that cause bodily harm or death.

Steinbach RCMP are reporting that a 24-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested and charged in connection to a recent dangerous driving incident that occurred on Main Street.

The Province of Manitoba and Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) recently announced that impaired drivers who are in a collision will be denied third-party liability coverage as of August 1, 2023. Offenders will be responsible for covering the cost of any damage they cause to other vehicles or property.

Saturday, December 3, 2022, was National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, and the RCMP, along with the Winnipeg Police Service, joined forces to target impaired drivers at various locations in and around the City of Winnipeg and rural Manitoba.

Steinbach RCMP are reporting that a Richer, Manitoba man was recently arrested and will be facing numerous charges after he drove his vehicle through a patio building at the La Broquerie bar.

A 31-year-old Sagkeeng First Nation man has been arrested and is facing numerous charges after the vehicle he was driving drove into a semi-trailer that had been stopped at Deacons Corner.

A 19-year-old Long Plain First Nation man was recently arrested and charged in connection to an impaired driving incident that resulted in a two-vehicle collision in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

From January 1 to November 30, 2021, 73 people lost their lives in 63 vehicle collisions across Manitoba RCMP jurisdiction. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in 21 of these collisions.

Stonewall RCMP are reporting that three suspects have been arrested in connection to a recent impaired driving incident that occurred in the RM of Rosser. Criminal Code charges are pending against the individuals.

Over the first four months of this year, there have been 10 fatal crashes on Manitoba public roadways, significantly lower than the 10-year average (2011-2020) of 17 for the same time period, according to Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI).