Source: CBC News, October 29, 2017 46% of all collisions in the province involved alcohol A total of 57 people were killed in Saskatchewan in 2016 due to impaired drivers, according to information released by SGI this week. That number is up from the 54 killed in 2015. According to the insurance agency—which tracks statistics… Continue reading Drunk driving deaths up in Saskatchewan in 2016: SGI
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MADD Canada memorial pays tribute to Danille Kerpan
Source: David Giles and ryan Kessler, Global News, October 11, 2017 A second roadside memorial has been unveiled in Saskatchewan to remember those killed by impaired drivers. Danille Kerpan, 25, was killed on Oct. 10, 2014 after being struck head-on by a drunk driver heading the wrong way on Highway 11 near Bladworth. On the… Continue reading MADD Canada memorial pays tribute to Danille Kerpan
Families react to new Saskatchewan impaired driving laws
By CBC News, October 31, 2016 Alyscia Kaufmann, whose husband Tanner was killed by an alleged drunk driver, says vehicles are weapons The Saskatchewan government’s tougher new drunk driving laws are just the beginning, the families of people killed in impaired driving incidents say. Louis Van De Vorst, Allan and Melanie Kerpan, and Bonny and Craig Stevenson were on hand… Continue reading Families react to new Saskatchewan impaired driving laws
Tougher drunk driving laws expected from the Sask. government Monday
By CBC News, October 30, 2016 Government ministers will announce changes at a news conference Drunk driving is the number one killer on Saskatchewan roads and stiffer penalties and stricter laws are coming from the provincial government tomorrow. On Monday, minister responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave and Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant are… Continue reading Tougher drunk driving laws expected from the Sask. government Monday
How liquor privatization could impact drinking and driving in Sask.
By Chris Vandenbreekel/CKOM News Staff, October 9, 2016 Sask. has the highest rate of drinking and driving incident among all provinces. Saskatchewan has a complicated relationship with alcohol. Among all Canadian provinces, Saskatchewan has the highest rate of impaired driving. The latest analysis by Statistics Canada from 2011 shows Sask. had a rate of 683 impaired-driving incidents… Continue reading How liquor privatization could impact drinking and driving in Sask.
Sask. Opposition says Don McMorris must resign as MLA
By CBC News, September 12, 2016 NDP leader says staying on after impaired driving sends ‘all the wrong signals’ Saskatchewan’s interim Opposition leader says former deputy premier Don McMorris must resign as an MLA now that he has a conviction for driving while impaired by alcohol. Trent Wotherspoon says if Don McMorris does not step down,… Continue reading Sask. Opposition says Don McMorris must resign as MLA
Impaired Driving: How do we stop it from happening?
By Kindersley RCMP, September 12, 2016 Impaired Driving, it cannot be talked about enough. Getting behind the wheel while impaired by drugs or alcohol increases the risk of injury and death. This is a FACT. But how do we stop it from happening? How do we prevent people from getting behind the wheel of a… Continue reading Impaired Driving: How do we stop it from happening?
‘We have a serious problem’: Premier Brad Wall on Sask. drinking and driving
By Jessie Anton, CTV News, September 11, 2016 Premier Brad Wall reached out to Saskatchewanians on Facebook Saturday morning to address the province’s alarming rates of impaired driving. In the Facebook post, Wall touched on strengthening the penalties for drinking and driving, the importance of designated drivers and the need to change Saskatchewan’s prevalent drunk-driving… Continue reading ‘We have a serious problem’: Premier Brad Wall on Sask. drinking and driving