Week four of the RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from December 23, 2019 to January 1, 2020, has resulted in over 2190 vehicles checked across Manitoba during 80 checkstops.
A 25-year-old Steinbach man is facing numerous charges, including impaired driving, after being arrested by RCMP in connection to a vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Lumber Avenue and Main Street in Steinbach.
Week three of the RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from December 16-22, 2019, has resulted in over 3480 vehicles being checked across Manitoba during 97 checkstops.
Historically, about one in three deaths on Manitoba’s public roadways were attributed to alcohol and drug use, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.
Week two of the 2019 RCMP Holiday Checkstop Program, from from December 9-15, 2019, has resulted in over 2500 vehicles being checked across Manitoba during 121 checkstops.
The province is reminding all motorists to make safe, responsible driving decisions as Manitoba’s stronger and more timely sanctions for impaired drivers come into effect on Dec. 16.
The annual RCMP Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) kicks off on Sunday, December 1, 2019, and will continue up to and including January 1, 2020.
Tougher and more timely consequences for drinking and driving in Manitoba will come into effect Dec. 16 including new sanctions that will see drivers temporarily lose their vehicles for registering a ‘warn’ on an approved screening device.
A 32-year-old Manitoba First Nations Police Service officer is facing impaired driving charges after recently being arrested by Selkirk RCMP.
Eight in 10 Manitobans say it’s unacceptable to drive after consuming marijuana, according to a recent Manitoba Public Insurance survey of 1,500 Manitobans.
