Operation Impact which took place October 8 to 11 resulted in 48 impaired drivers, 34 of whom were charged under the Criminal Code while the remaining 14 received roadside suspensions but that was just the tip of the iceberg.

On October 10th, 911 received a call that a vehicle had been seen travelling at very high speeds on Highway 11 near Prince Albert. Prince Albert Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan officers say the vehicle was going 180 km/h in a 110 km/h zone. When officers pulled the vehicle over, the driver said they were driving that speed because they had to use the bathroom. The driver received a $1022 fine and a seven-day vehicle impound.

On the same day, Yorkton CTSS officers spotted a pickup towing an unregistered trailer with a trampoline on it, on Boundary Road in Canora. The trampoline was improperly secured to the trailer and a girl was in the trailer, without any safety harness or restraint, trying to stop the trampoline from hitting the road. The driver was charged with Drive Vehicle with Unrestrained Passenger Under 16 and received warnings for having unsecure cargo and an unregistered trailer.

Other enforcement results during Operation Impact:

– 1231 warnings

– 948 speeding tickets

– 56 intersection tickets

– 49 distracted driving tickets

– 40 seatbelt tickets

– 9 unsafe passing tickets

– 136 vehicle defect inspection notices

There were also 465 other charges laid including non-impaired Criminal Code offences, invalid driver’s licenses and invalid vehicle registrations.