Saskatoon checkstop for impaired driving sees 8 vehicles impounded

SASKATOON -- Eight drivers' licenses were suspended and eight vehicles were impounded following an impaired driving checkstop Friday night, according to a tweet by the SPS Traffic Unit. 

The licenses will be suspended for between three to 60 days, and the vehicles will be impounded for three to seven days, the tweet said. 

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Five of those suspensions and impoundments were for cannabis consumption.

The SPS Traffic Unit tweeted the hashtags "#DriveSober" and "#SKcheckstop" as a reminder to not drive while impaired. 

Last night, @SaskatoonPolice ran a checkstop for impaired driving; 8 drivers had their licenses suspended, ranging from 3 to 60 days, and 8 vehicles were impounded for 3 to 7 days. 5 of these suspensions & impoundments were for cannabis consumption. #DriveSober #SKcheckstop pic.twitter.com/JwaPuBnuNT

— SPS Traffic Unit (@SPSTraffic) July 18, 2020