
Northeast no exception to impaired driving risks over the holidays
Christmas holidays and holiday gatherings are approaching and with them they bring a heightened risk of impaired driving.
This year alone, the northeast has had a fair amount of impaired driving investigations. From January to November 2021, there were over 260 impaired driving investigations in the Melfort, Nipawin and Tisdale areas with 70 of those resulting in charges.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Chad McLeod told northeastNOW when heading out on the highways, it is important to drive defensively.
“People that are travelling need to be aware that the vehicle they are meeting on the highway, there is no guarantee that person isn’t impaired,” McLeod said.