7 Prince George Mounties awarded for taking impaired drivers off the road

PRINCE GEORGE — Seven Prince George RCMP officers have been recognized for their work on impaired driving investigations and subsequently named to Alexa’s Team.

Alexa Middelaer was only four-and-a half-years old when she was killed by an impaired driver in 2008.

Soon after that, Alexa’s Team was created to honour police officers in B.C. for their outstanding efforts in reducing the number of drivers affected by alcohol and other drugs on B.C. roads & highways.

To be nominated for Alexa’s Team, police officers must have removed at least 12 impaired drivers from the road in the previous calendar year through a Criminal Charge investigation or the Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) administrative process, in addition to issuing Administrative Driving Prohibitions, IRP Fails, and IRP Refusals.