Thursday night was a busy one for Dauphin RCMP as they dealt with three separate impaired driving events.
The first occurred at around 11:20 pm when police pulled over a truck driving erratically in a commercial parking lot on Main Street South. The roadside breath sample taken from the 49-year-old male driver from Winnipeg produced a "warning" rating, which resulted in his licence being suspended for 72 hours and his vehicle being impounded for three days. He also received a ticket for driving carelessly.
About 45 minutes later, another truck was pulled over, this time with a 39-year-old male from Dauphin behind the wheel. That driver failed his breathalyzer test, which resulted in his licence being suspended for 90 days and his vehicle being impounded for 30 days.
Then at 12:45 AM that evening, a Ford Focus was pulled over on 1st Avenue SW. Police found that the vehicle was unregistered with an incorrect licence plate, while the driver, a 37-year-old man from the Skownan First Nation, was driving without a valid licence. A breath test conducted on the driver also produced a "Warning" result. He was given a 15-day driving prohibition, was issued several tickets under the Highway Traffic Act, and had his car impounded for three days.
Dauphin RCMP reminds the public to plan ahead and consider different options rather than driving after consuming alcohol.
