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Car impounded, impaired charges laid at Saskatoon checkstop
Saskatoon police spent Friday night at a sobriety checkpoint that ended with three people facing impaired driving charges, two given immediate roadside suspensions and a vehicle impoundment. According...
Dec 23, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Kids draw anti-drunk driving messages on liquor store bags
Residents of a southern Saskatchewan town are receiving heartfelt, hand-drawn messages to stay sober on roads this holiday season. RCMP Cpl. Jason St. Pierre, who works in Assiniboia, said he was aske...
Dec 22, 2017 Some of the anti-drunk driving messages drawn on brown liquor store bags by students in preschool to Grade 8 in Assiniboia, Sask. (Jason St. Pierre/Submitted)
Crash survivor adds voice to city's anti-drunk driving message
Nolan Barnes was another 18-year-old who thought he was invincible when he and a group of friends decided to risk the drive home to Yorkton after drinking at a party in Saskatoon in May 2010. The impa...
Dec 18, 2017 Anti-drunk driving advocate Nolan Barnes speaks at Saskatoon City Hall in Dec. 18, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
RID program helps police nab drunk drivers on Sask. roads
You might know better than to drive home drunk from the holiday party - but what about the person in the car next to you? Police agencies in Saskatchewan have been working with the public to combat th...
Dec 01, 2017
Operation Red Nose calls for more volunteers
Operation Red Nose is looking for more volunteers to keep up with call numbers following its first weekend in Saskatoon. "Our numbers are way up from last year. We pretty much doubled our numbers on F...
Nov 27, 2017 Operation Red Nose wants to make sure drivers and their vehicles get home safely over the holidays. (Operation Red Nose Saskatoon/Facebook)
Saskatoon impaired drivers cause weekend collisions
As the holiday season brings more options for getting home safe after a few too many, it turns out some people still don't get the message not to drink and drive. Saskatoon Police charged five men wit...
Nov 25, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Lots of options for a safe ride home this holiday season
The festive season has begun and with it, Christmas parties. Along with tradition options like cabs, public transit or a designated driver other services are available to try. Operation Red Nose, a vo...
Nov 25, 2017
New legislation proposes stiffer penalties for impaired drivers
A bill presented Thursday in the Saskatchewan legislature targets people who drive under the influence with children in their vehicles. The Traffic Safety Amendment Act would increase the roadside sus...
Nov 02, 2017
Van de Vorst memorial erected at site of drunk driving crash
Tears were shed by many attendees Tuesday afternoon as highway memorials to the Van de Vorst family were unveiled at the edge of Highway 11. Large white boards listing the names of the family - Jordan...
Aug 29, 2017 Memorial plaques to the Van de Vorsts were unveiled by family at the corner of Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road on Aug. 29, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Regina woman charged after three-vehicle crash
A woman is facing multiple impaired driving charges after a collision in April. Police were dispatched to the intersection of Dewdney Avenue and Fleet Street around 2 a.m. on April 2. A preliminary in...
Jun 01, 2017
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