Week three of the RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from December 17-23, 2018, has resulted in 68 checkstops conducted across Manitoba with approximately 4,000 vehicles checked.
Results for the Checkstops include:
- 21 people charged with Impaired Driving (Alcohol)
- 2 people charged with Refusing a Breath Demand
- The highest blood/alcohol reading reported was .220 (almost three times the legal limit)
- 6 alcohol-related tiered suspensions
- 1 drug-related tiered suspension
- 12 people charged with improper storage of alcohol or cannabis in a vehicle
RCMP report that there were no fatal traffic-related collisions during this week.
Last year during week three, RCMP members conducted 42 checkstops, checked 1,906 vehicles, and charged 22 people with Criminal Code Impaired Driving offences.
