Out of the roughly 350 vehicles pulled over this past weekend as part of the Christmas Check Stop campaign officers took action with 58 vehicles.
According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, three impaired drivers were taken off the road, while five Immediate Roadside Sanction Cautions were issued along with 47 violation tickets. Officers also had nine vehicles towed and executed three warrants.
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The check-stop program will continue throughout the rest of the holiday month and into the New Year in efforts to improve road safety by removing impaired drivers.
The message through this program from police and other law officials is to plan ahead and make arrangements for a safe ride home if you are going to drink or use other intoxicating substances over the holidays.
