EPS Continues Fight Against Speeding and Impaired Driving Over the Weekend

Members of the Estevan Police Service were kept busy over the weekend dealing with a number of noteworthy incidents.

Police encountered a vehicle travelling double the speed limit, and as Police Chief Paul Ladouceur says, "It's absolutely ridiculous".

"We had an officer that stopped an individual going 109 in a 50 km zone. The bottom line is we are going to be clamping down on speeding. A lot of the time these individuals just don't care, they're driving recklessly through the city and when we start seeing speeds of that nature were able to start impounding vehicles and that's something we're going to do."

Patience continues to wear thin for this on going issue.

"We want people to be well aware that the tolerance level is lowering with this police service when it comes to speeding. You see it by the number of comments we receive back via social media when we send it out there, everybody is in the same boat. They feel the same way and are frustrated with people driving through the city completely recklessly."

As Ladouceur mentioned previously, the clamp down on speeding will continue with more consequences to follow.

"There's other people on the road ways and if you're going double the speed limit, there's a good chance you could be charged criminally as well. The speeds are there for a reason, were asking people to pay attention to them as we'll be taking a very hard approach moving forward. We are very tired of this nonsense."

"Don't complain when your car gets towed and you get charged with dangerous driving, the warning is out there."

Another important issue was brought up over the weekend in regards to impaired driving, as two were charged on Saturday night.

"Both were criminal charges for impaired driving," explained Chief Ladouceur. "No matter how many times we sing the same song and dance we still see people that choose to drive drunk."

"I say choose because its a choice, when you hop behind that wheel and you've had to much to drink, you better be prepared to pay the consequences of anything that may happen from your actions. When you hit and kill some one it's too late to say I didn't mean to, because you did. When you got into that car, knowing you were drunk you are wearing the responsibility of what ever comes your way."

Just like the clamp down on speeding, the same can be said for those who choose to drive drunk.

"We're out there every night looking for drunk drivers, were going to keep tackling this problem."

"We really appreciate the public's assistance, more than ever we are getting people calling us about the potential of impaired drivers. Kudos to the public because it takes a community coming together to end impaired driving," Ladouceur concluded.