By Nigel Maxwell

Fewer impaired drivers on the roads in January, SGI says

Feb 23, 2018 | 1:00 PM

Saskatchewan is seeing fewer impaired drivers on the roads than last year, according to SGI.

New numbers showed 221 impaired driving offences across the province last month, a reduction compared to the 238 reported for the same time period in 2017. 

Robyn Keays, vice-president of the Prince Albert MADD chapter, said she was happy to see impaired driving stats going down across the province. Keays said the numbers can only mean one of two things.

“Either people are doing the right thing and not driving impaired, or the RID (Report Impaired Drivers) program is working,” Keays said, though she noted the statistics are based on enforcement, and not every impaired driver gets caught.

SGI said the latest figures include 147 Criminal Code charges, such as driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) exceeding .08, impaired driving or refusing a breath test. There were also 68 roadside suspensions handed to drivers with a BAC ranging from .04 to .08. Other results from SGI’s January traffic blitz included 500 distracted driving offences, 312 offences related to seatbelts or car seats, and 4,612 speeding or aggressive driving offences.

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Correction: A previous version of this story reported 253 offences occurred in the month of January, based on information provided by SGI. The story has been updated with the correct numbers.

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