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By Cam Lee

Impaired charges

Melfort RCMP hand out charges after three impaired driving incidents

Jan 2, 2026 | 11:17 AM

There was a trio of impaired driving calls for Melfort RCMP as the calendar flipped to 2026.

They received a call from a motorist following a suspected impaired driver on Highway 3 on Dec. 31.

Police found the vehicle in the ditch, and the driver was arrested and investigated for drug-impaired driving.

RCMP were called Jan. 1 about a vehicle that hit the ditch near Weldon.

The driver provided breath samples that RCMP said were way above the legal limit.

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That vehicle was impounded, and the driver was charged.

That afternoon, police conducted a traffic stop in Melfort, and another driver was arrested for impairment after breath samples were above the legal limit. That driver also faces charges and had their vehicle impounded.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com