And the numbers are in!
The Prince George RCMP partnered with the North District RCMP’s traffic section to officially launch the winter CounterAttack campaign this holiday season.
Frontline officers were targeting impaired drivers throughout the weekend; the official launch of the program took place on National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, which was Saturday, Dec. 7.
These are the local results from the weekend:
- 6 - 90-day immediate roadside prohibitions (IRPs) with a 30-day vehicle impound
- 6 - 3-day IRPs
- 2 - 24-hour driving prohibitions
- 2 - 12-hour driving prohibitions
- 2 - Prohibited driver
- 1 - No drivers licence violation
- 2 - Drive contrary to licence
- 1 - Speeding violation
"There is zero tolerance for those persons that choose to drive while impaired by drugs including alcohol," says Cpl. Craig Douglass, spokesperson for the Prince George RCMP, in a press release. "There is never an excuse for risking the lives of other road users because you failed to plan properly."
The detachment's community policing volunteers were on hand at some of the road checks providing assistance to officers and handing out candy canes to sober drivers.
Police will continue to provide enhanced enforcement throughout the rest of this holiday season and into 2020.
Officers use a variety of tools to help them detect and apprehend impaired drivers, including approved screening devices, physical coordination testing and a drug recognition expert.
Police say if you witness an intoxicated person get behind the wheel or see a vehicle being driven in a dangerous or erratic manner, call 911 immediately.
