RCMP charge 80 drivers during December's check stops

RCMP Manitoba has announced today that they pulled over a total of 11,477 vehicles during the 2019 Holiday Check Stop Program.

In four weeks, the program reached across the province with a total of 386 individual check stops. The program lasted from December 1, 2019, to January 1, 2020.

The program took a total of 67 impaired drivers off the road in Manitoba and charged 80 people with Impaired Driving. Sixty-seven of those charges were alcohol-related.

Despite the efforts of authorities, 11 people lost their lives in 9 traffic-related collisions over the course of December.

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The highest Blood Alcohol Content recorded by RCMP at a check stop was 0.28%, almost four times the limit in Manitoba.

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The third week of the Holiday Check Stop Program was the most productive, checking 3,481 vehicles. This was the highest number of vehicles checked in one week for the season. 

Last year, 11,714 vehicles were checked and 105 people were charged with Impaired Driving.

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