Holiday CounterAttack Wrap Up

Thirteen  impaired  drivers  were apprehended  during the  Prince George RCMP’s  Holiday  Season  CounterAttack campaign . During the month long campaign, five  drivers  were issued 90–day license  suspensions and  had their vehicles  impounded  for  30 days , another 5 were issued 3-day license suspensions and a 3-day vehicle impoundment, and  three  were charged  for having open liquor in their vehicles. Drivers were also pulled over for numerous violations under the BC Motor Vehicle Act: including,

    112 speeding tickets, ( 37  in school zones)
    12 intersection-related violations
    2 seatbelt offences
    2 distracted driving offences for using a handheld device (cell phone) while driving;
    32 other violation tickets were issued for various moving and administrative offences.

 There were no serious injury or fatal collisions in the City  during the  campaign.