Winnipeg holiday checkstop program results in 43 arrests related to impaired driving

By Sharon Pfeifer Global News

Posted January 2, 2018 1:07 pm

Updated July 6, 2026 2:29 pm

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Winnipeg police charged 43 people with impaired driving related offences over the holidays. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News / File

Winnipeg Police Services have released Checkstop numbers from the holiday campaign.

Here are the totals from the 5 weeks:

5231 vehicles stopped
106 roadside breath tests completed
- 10 fails
- 17 warns
43 arrests related to impaired driving
12 other arrests
115 traffic tickets issued

Police said of the impaired driving arrests, 33 were men, 10 were women. The average age of those arrested was 37-years-old: the youngest person was 21, the oldest was 64.

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The average blood alcohol rating was twice the statutory limit.

Names of the people arrested have not yet been released.

CHECKSTOP TOTALS
5231 vehicles stopped
106 Roadside breath test conducted resulting in 10 fail & 17 Warns (72 hr DL suspension)
43 Impaired Driving related arrests
12 other arrests
115 Traffic Tickets
Average BAC 160mg%
Average age 37
33 males / 10 femaleshttps://t.co/YNfTBEGBoY
— Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) January 2, 2018

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