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By battlefordsNOW Staff

Traffic blitz

Three allegedly impaired drivers located in less than three hours

Dec 10, 2021 | 6:01 PM

Three allegedly impaired drivers are facing charges following a police traffic blitz in the Maidstone area overnight Thursday.

Police report Saskatchewan RCMP officers located the individuals and removed them from the roads between 11:30 p.m., Dec. 9 and 2 a.m., Dec. 10.

The individuals’ vehicles were also impounded for 30 days and their driver’s licences were suspended indefinitely.

Police said one of the drivers was found to have a pack of hard iced tea and empty cans in the passenger seat beside him.

At the time of the incidents, officers from the Maidstone RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit were conducting a co-operative “Safer Roads, Safer Communities” enforcement blitz in the area.

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“This initiative focused on ensuring the roads in the Maidstone area were safe for everyone travelling on them. Despite constant messaging about the dangers of driving while impaired, these incidents show there are still people making poor choices that endanger not only themselves, but others around them,” Cpl. Bryce Pender, of the Roving Traffic Unit, said in the release. “That’s why the Saskatchewan RCMP is committed to locating and removing these drivers from the road – just like we did last night.”

He reminded everyone, especially as they celebrate during the holidays, to plan ahead if they expect to be consuming alcohol or cannabis. Pender said people should appoint a designated driver, take transit or a cab, or stay the night if there is no safe ride home available.

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