drunk driving

More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey. Jaromir Jagr posted a video Tuesday on social media of Gaudreau assisting on his 766th and […]

There is no question Saskatchewan has an impaired driving problem. This province frequently sits at the top of the list of provinces with high cases of impaired driving. To combat that, Regina Police and SGI are taking advantage of a law passed in 2018 which allows police to demand a breath sample, even if they […]

SGI has released statistics from their December campaign against impaired driving. Of the 545 drivers found to have some sort of impairment, 183 ended up being charged with criminal code offences, and 362 people were given administrative suspensions. Administrative suspensions are issued when someone is caught driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) between .04 […]

A vehicle driven by a youth hit a building, leading to a damaged building and charges of impaired driving for the youth. At about 12:30 Saturday morning, a call came to RPS about a vehicle that struck a residence on the 5000 block of 10th avenue. Officers arriving noted the vehicle also hit a natural gas line […]

Moose Jaw Police attended to a semi rollover on Highway #1 east Saturday night. Police — along with Fire and EMS crews — responded to the scene at about 9:00 PM, where it was determined the semi tractor-trailer unit collided with the overpass guard rail and rolled. Alcohol was a factor in the collision. As […]

SGI is launching a new media campaign, asking the question, “Could you live with yourself if you killed someone while driving impaired?” Minister Responsible for SGI, Don Morgan says the campaign will focus on all the consequences of impaired driving, both legal and moral. “There are stiff penalties such as huge fines, jail times, and […]

It’s a number that could be seen as good news or bad news. SGI says there have been more impaired drving charges in the first 10 months of 2020 than all of 2019. While some may hear that and say the problem is still a significant one in Saskatchewan, SGI’s Tyler McMurchy says there is […]

SGI has released its numbers from their August Traffic Safety Spotlight which focused on impaired driving. Police across the province reported 463 impaired driving offences last month. 379 drivers were charged under the Criminal Code for impaired driving offences resulting in licence suspensions, vehicle seizures and fines. 84 drivers were issued roadside administrative suspensions for […]

Saskatchewan Government Insurance’s (SGI) constant push against impaired driving has resulted in the lowest number of injuries and deaths from impaired driving collisions on record. In 2019, Saskatchewan recorded 21 fatalities and 332 injuries from impaired driving. It’s an improvement from 43 deaths and 360 injuries in 2018. The annual average for impaired driving deaths in Saskatchewan […]

Charges have been laid in connection to a fatal two vehicle collision that took place in December near Warman. On December 21, 2018, RCMP were called to the corner of highways 11 and 305, where two trucks, collided. There were three people in the white truck heading down highway 305. One of them, an 11 year-old girl, […]