Holiday check stop program reveals alarming number of impaired drivers: Manitoba RCMP - Winnipeg
The holiday check-stop program revealed an alarming number of impaired drivers despite warnings, according to Manitoba RCMP.
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The holiday check-stop program revealed an alarming number of impaired drivers despite warnings, according to Manitoba RCMP.
Manitoba RCMP, along with the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), have released the results of the 2023 Holiday Checkstop Program. The program took place from December 1, 2023, through January 1, 2024.
RCMP Eastman Traffic Services are reporting that a 39-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested and charged resulting from a traffic stop that led to the discovery of a hand gun and alcohol.
The suspect, police said, was one a weapons prohibition and was driving a vehicle reported stolen out of Winnipeg. He faces several charges.
The 17-year-old driver of a Tesla that crashed into a North York lowrise injuring three people inside on Thursday is now charged.