Manitoba RCMP and The Winnipeg Police Service have released the results of the Holiday Checkstop Program and they are disappointing.
“It’s clear from these results that many people chose to disregard our message,” said Inspector Michael Gagliardi, Officer in Charge of RCMP Traffic Services. “We need to further drive that message home, that the number of collisions, the number of fatalities, and the number of people truly affected by impaired driving is just too high”.
The program ran from December 1, 2023 until January 1, 2024. During that month nearly 10,000 vehicles were checked. Here are the results:
RCMP –
- 5223 vehicles checked
- 853 Provincial Offences Act notices issued
- 3436 Mandatory Alcohol Screenings administered
- 46 Criminal Code alcohol impaired charges
- 2 Criminal Code drug impaired charges
- 4 Criminal Code failure or refusal to comply impaired charges
- 88 alcohol immediate roadside prohibitions
- 12 drug immediate roadside prohibitions
- 290mg% was the highest blood alcohol content reported
WPS –
- 4023 vehicles checked
- 111 Provincial Offences Act notices issued
- 2050 Mandatory Alcohol Screenings administered
- 13 Criminal Code alcohol impaired charges
- 11 Criminal Code failure or refusal to comply impaired charges
- 62 alcohol immediate roadside prohibitions
- 5 drug immediate roadside prohibitions
- 260mg% was the highest blood alcohol content reported
