Saskatoon police begin long weekend by impounding 9 vehicles

Saskatoon police had a busy night keeping impaired drivers off the road.

A tweet from the traffic unit showed some “disturbing results” from a check stop on Idylwyld Drive.

Nine drivers had their licenses suspended and vehicles towed. An additional driver was charged with being impaired by cannabis and cocaine.

Last night’s #SKcheckstop had some disturbing results. 9 drivers were suspended at the roadside and had their vehicle impounded. The second photo shows a line of cars waiting to be towed away. A 10th driver was charged with being impaired by cannabis and cocaine. pic.twitter.com/6lM0i5x9kh

— SPS Traffic Unit (@SPSTraffic) May 18, 2019

Police have promised to continue their long weekend enforcement with additional check stops. New mandatory alcohol screening laws means any drivers pulled over could be asked to give a breath sample. Exceeding blood alcohol content of .04, or having any amount of drugs in your system will result in an immediate suspension and having your vehicle impounded.