Week two of the RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from December 9 to December 15, 2013 has resulted in numerous charges.
- 1795 vehicles were checked across Manitoba during 80 Checkstops
- 14 people were charged with either impaired driving or drive over .08
- The average blood/alcohol reading was 176 mgs% (0.176) – more than twice the legal limit
- The highest blood/alcohol reading was 240 mgs% (0.240) – three times the legal limit
- An additional 2 people were charged with refusal
Other Stats from week two of the 2013/2014 program include:
- Six 24-hour alcohol-related roadside suspensions
- 200 other traffic-related provincial statute (Highway Traffic Act) charges laid
- 9 Liquor Control Act (LCA) offences
Multiple Drug seizures under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act were reported by several Detachments – including one for Trafficking near Gladstone that included a seizure of 74 grams of marihuana and 20 grams of cocaine.
There were two fatal crashes during the past week – one in the Central Plains area, where a tow truck driver was killed while working on the side of the road. The second was a crash involving a snowmobile in the Steinbach area.
Last year during week two, there were two traffic-related fatalities. RCMP members conducted 84 checkstops – checking 4380 vehicles resulting in 27 people being charged with Criminal Code Impaired Driving.
