BC Highway Patrol and partner agencies across the Province check over 6000 vehicles on National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day

B.C., BC Highway Patrol

2023-06-14 12:13 PDT

Saturday May 20, 2023 marked National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day. Participating Law Enforcement agencies across the country engaged in various road checks and enhanced enforcement in an effort to crack down on impaired driving. All of BC Highway Patrol, working in partnership with participating police detachments across the Province, checked over 6000 vehicles on BC’s highways. These checks involved over 100 officers at 78 various check points resulting in:

8 Criminal Code charges for drug or alcohol impaired driving

1 Criminal code charge for refusing a lawful demand for a sample

104 Immediate Provincial Roadside Suspensions for drugs or alcohol ranging from 24 hours to 30 days

46 Immediate Provincial Roadside Suspensions (90 day) for alcohol or refusing to provide a sample

Additionally, officers issued 746 violation tickets for various Motor Vehicle Act offences.

Aerial view of a police road check at a truck pullout area on the highway.

Motorists can expect to see an increased level of enforcement on BC highways throughout the spring and summer as we head into the BC Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP) Summer Impaired Driving Campaign, set to kick off during the month of July.

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