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Suspected impaired driver arrested, child onboard

An officer had to arrange for a child to be picked up by another adult after it was discovered that the driver of the truck in which the child was a passenger was impaired.

On Friday Jan. 27 at about 11:40  p.m. the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit stopped a truck in Cut Knife. The investigator determined the adult male driver was impaired and he was arrested. There were three passengers in the vehicle, including a six-year-old child. Police report that the back seat of the truck was folded up and the child was sitting on a toolbox and folded-up clothing, and was not wearing a seatbelt.

“This was a very dangerous situation – an impaired driver and a small child not properly secured in a car seat or with a seatbelt. By conducting this traffic stop, the officer removed a huge risk from the road – and was able to ensure this little one was safe,” says S/Sgt. Chad McLeod, North District commander of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan.

Police report that the 34-year-old driver was charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and operation of a conveyance over 80 mg. The vehicle was also impounded for thirty days.

Gerry Lampow
Gerry Lampow
Gerry has lived in Lloydminster since winter 2010. That detail is important as coming from the Caribbean he did not see green grass until May. Now an Alberta/Western Canada resident, you would be hard-pressed to find a stronger proponent of Lloydminster than the news guy that appreciates a healthy dose of rock music and dress code leather. His mantra is focus on one thing and do it well.
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