News - Impaired Driving

An adult male threatened local officers this past weekend after Steinbach RCMP were attempting to seize his car during a police investigation.

Steinbach RCMP detachment was kept busy this past weekend, responding to four driving related incidents in which alcohol was a contributing factor.

As part of the province’s efforts to make streets safer, Manitoba has introduced legislation that would provide tougher consequences for street racers and convicted impaired drivers.

A Winnipegosis man is facing impaired driving charges after breath tests showed his blood alcohol concentration to be almost twice the legal limit.

RCMP North District Traffic Services recently partnered with Flin Flon/Cranberry Portage Detachment and Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship to conduct snowmobile checks on trails and lakes throughout the district.

A 44-year-old Opaskwayak Cree Nation man is facing impaired driving charges after his truck collided head-on with another truck, killing the driver of the oncoming vehicle.

Ignition interlock use will now be a requirement for all convicted impaired drivers who wish to drive legally following their license suspension.

A Dauphin man is facing impaired driving charges after being arrested by police earlier this week.

On October 7, 2012, shortly before 2:30am, East St. Paul RCMP officers were dispatched to what was reported as a hit and run collision on Henderson Highway near the East St. Paul Curling Club.

On October 7, 2012, just before 5am, Selkirk RCMP Rural Detachment officers were dispatched to an unrelated call when they came across a Pontiac Grand Am flipped upside down in the ditch on Highway 4 near the intersection of Highway 9.