The five-week festive season checkstop program is in the books for another year as Winnipeg police reported 43 impaired driving-related arrests.
In total, 5,231 vehicles were stopped and 106 roadside breath tests were administered. Of those, 10 drivers failed and 17 were given 72-hour suspensions.
Twelve other arrests were made, with 115 traffic tickets handed out.
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Names of the impaired drivers will be released once charges have been formally laid, but 33 were men and 10 were women.
The average blood alcohol count was 160 mg% (twice the legal limit).
— Staff
