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By Justin Goulet

Alberta RCMP stop 48 impaired drivers as part of national enforcement day

Dec 8, 2020 | 9:45 AM

EDMONTON, AB – Alberta RCMP’s impaired driving enforcement day saw 48 drivers removed from provincial roads in just one day.

On Saturday, December 5, Mounties took part in the Canada-wide National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, in an effort to promote safe and sober driving.

Of the 48 motorists that were stopped, 26 drivers received Immediate Roadside Sanction (IRS) FAILs, 10 received IRS WARNs and one refused to provide a roadside sample.

Additionally, seven drivers holding GDL licenses were issued suspensions and vehicle seizures due to having blood alcohol concentrations greater than zero. Four of these individuals received suspensions for drug impairment.

RCMP listed some notable events from the enforcement day:

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• In addition to immediate provincial sanctions, a 38-year-old man also received Criminal Code impaired driving charges as he was traveling with a six-year-old boy in Sundre, Alberta.
• A 28-year-old woman received provincial sanctions, as well as Criminal Code charges as she was driving impaired with three passengers five-years-old and younger in Airdrie, Alberta.
• A file involving a 42-year-old male commercial vehicle driver also proceeded with Criminal Code charges as he was traveling with his seven-year-old daughter at the time in Canmore, Alberta.

“Thanks to the efforts of Alberta RCMP this past weekend, our highways and city streets were safer for all road users,” the RCMP stated in a release.

The enforcement initiative came just days after Bill 21 came into effect, with new impaired driving laws for the province. More on that can be found here.