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By battlefordsNOW Staff

Promoting safe driving

City blitz targets impaired driving offenders

Apr 6, 2023 | 10:50 AM

North Battleford’s Community Safety Officers (CSOs) recently conducted an impaired driving blitz to promote safe driving practices and target offenders.

Following National Impaired Driving Prevention Week that ran March 19 to 25, CSOs held joint patrols with Battlefords Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) volunteers on March 31.

Equipped with Approved Screening Devices (ASDs), the CSOs conducted nine tests within city limits for drivers suspected of impaired driving.

As a result, the CSOs determined two drivers had blood alcohol content readings that would not yield a “pass.” One driver was charged with impaired driving for having a blood alcohol content of .08 mg. or higher. The second driver received a 60-day driver’s licence suspension for having a blood alcohol content reading of between .04 and .08 mg. This range is considered a “warning” level. For a first offence, it carries an immediate roadside licence suspension, a three-day suspension for experienced drivers and a 60-day suspension for new drivers,

“Impaired driving is a serious issue everywhere, but particularly in Saskatchewan,” City of North Battleford’s Director of Protective Services, Lindsay Holm, said in the city’s release. “To have CSOs patrolling for such a short time and be able to detect that many drivers operating vehicles while impaired is alarming. I commend the officers for their efforts, and thank Citizens on Patrol for their assistance as well.”

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