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White Rock Mounties announce summer check stops for impaired drivers

Force says number of driving infractions in waterfront community is alarming
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South Surrey RCMP Speed Watch volunteer Judy Hartley takes aim with a radar gun while fellow volunteer Lynn Neff waits to record licence plate numbers. Almost half of the vehicles they recently measured on 156 St. near 20 Ave were above the speed limit.

Over the past five weeks, White Rock Mounties have caught 42 impaired drivers.

"This number is alarmingly high," says Staff Sgt. Lesli  Roseberry, commander of the White Rock detachment.

On Sunday, the RCMP announced plans to operate intermittent "enhanced impaired driving checkpoints" within the city on random days over the remainder of the summer months.

Over the past month, White Rock RCMP officers have also issued 77 traffic violations.

Staff Sgt. Roseberry said the force is investing in updated radar and laser units as well as training for each general duty member who works on the road.

"Although the White Rock RCMP community policing section runs a very successful volunteer-led program focusing on educating drivers about speed in school zones and high crash areas, we also recognize this may, at times, not be sufficient," the written statement says.

"Sometimes, it takes a hit to the pocketbook to really hammer the point home."

 

 

 



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