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.”
