Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A recent RCMP traffic enforcement operation in the western region of the province (Oromocto, Hanwell, Fredericton, Minto, and Chipman) has resulted in 33 vehicles being towed, and 161 tickets being issued.
On December 1 and 2, 2023, members of the New Brunswick RCMP’s Tactical Traffic Enforcement Unit (TTEU), local RCMP officers and officers from the Highway Safety Enforcement branch of the Department of Justice and Public Safety, worked together to conduct a traffic enforcement operation in the western region of the province for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day. Members of the Fredericton Police Force also assisted in this joint operation.
During the operation, a total of 161 traffic violation tickets were issued under the New Brunswick Motor Vehicle Act which included more than 50 tickets for speeding. One vehicle was towed and impounded for 30 days for speeding more than 80 km/hr over the speed limit, and one vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days for speeding more than 50 km/hr, but less than 80 km/hr, over the speed limit.
Additionally, over 200 mandatory alcohol screening demands were given throughout the weekend, resulting in 5 people being arrested for driving while impaired equal to or over 80 mg%, and 21 people being issued a seven-day roadside suspension. One person was also arrested for driving while prohibited and three people were arrested for driving while suspended.
“The focus of the RCMP Tactical Traffic Enforcement Unit is on behaviours that are the greatest risk to the public, whether it be driving behaviours or criminal activity,” says unit Sergeant Ghislain David, “We all have a role to play when it comes to making our roads and communities safer, and our top priority continues to be keeping the public safe by limiting the number of dangerous drivers on our roadways.”
The public can assist in keeping dangerous drivers off the road by reporting them to police. If you see a dangerous or a suspected impaired driver, call 911. Your description of the driver, vehicle, licence plate number and direction of travel can assist police in making New Brunswick roads safer.