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Week two of the RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from December 8, 2014, to December 14, 2014, has resulted in numerous charges.

• 2,883 vehicles were checked across Manitoba during 71 Checkstops
• 25 people were charged with either Impaired Driving (Alcohol) or Drive Over .08
• 2 people were charged with Impaired Driving by Drugs
• 2 people were charged with Refusing a Breath Demand
• The average blood/alcohol reading was 150 mgs% (0.150) – nearly twice the legal limit
• The highest blood/alcohol reading reported was 240 mgs% (0.240)  – three times the legal limit

Other stats from week two of the 2014/2015 program include:

• Ten (10) alcohol related tiered administrative roadside suspensions
• 438 other traffic related provincial statute (Highway Traffic Act) charges laid
• 4 Liquor & Gaming Control Act (LGCA) offences
• 4 Other Criminal Code Driving offences

There were no traffic related fatalities during the past week.  Spruce Plains RCMP also reported a drug seizure of 82 grams of marijuana as a result of a traffic stop.

Last year during week two, there were two traffic-related fatalities. RCMP members conducted 80 Checkstops – checking 1795 vehicles resulting in 16 people being charged with Criminal Code Impaired Driving offences.