Hundreds of Saskatchewan drivers were caught driving impaired last month.
Impaired driving was the focus of August’s Traffic Safety Spotlight. Last month police across Saskatchewan reported 463 impaired driving offences, including:
- 379 drivers charged with impaired driving offences under the Criminal Code of Canada; and
- 84 drivers issued roadside administrative suspensions.
Although the number of impaired driving offences in the province has decreased, 21 people died last year and there were 332 people injured in crashes involving impaired drivers.
Other results reported by police for the month of August include:
- 7,851 speeding and aggressive driving offences;
- 556 distracted driving offences, including 461 for cellphone use while driving; and
- 576 seatbelt and child restraint offences.
