(Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

LPS issues dozens of penalties during impaired driving enforcement blitz

Dec 13, 2021 | 12:19 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The 2021 Christmas Check Stop campaign continues.

This past weekend, officers conducted a series of check stops at various locations with approximately 350 total vehicles being pulled over.

The following penalties were issued by police:

• Two Immediate Roadside Sanction fails
• Two IRS warns for a blood/alcohol content of .05 or greater
• One IRS for zero tolerance with a Graduated Driver License.
• 30 violation tickets under the Traffic Safety Act and Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis Act
• One person arrested for public intoxication

Under IRS legislation, penalties include a specific period of license suspension and in some cases a vehicle seizure, as well as substantial fines and fees.

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Those given an IRS fail must also participate in an educational course and install an ignition interlock device in their vehicle before they can apply to have their license reinstated.

In the first week of the program, December 4 and 5, 825 drivers were stopped.

READ MORE: LPS Christmas check stop opening weekend screens for impaired drivers

The Christmas Check Stop program will continue throughout December in an attempt to locate and apprehend drivers due to the risks they pose to the public.

If you see a driver that you suspect is driving impaired, call 911.