Yellowknife are investigating four individuals for impaired driving in one day. 

They were all found to be driving under the influence on Jan. 23, 2021, less than a month since the launched Operation Gingerbread, an annual holiday campaign discouraging drinking and driving. 

SA国际影视传媒�The public seems to have quickly forgotten the dangers of operating a vehicle while impaired and the potential criminal charges they may face,SA国际影视传媒� spokesperson Marie York-Condon said in a news release Wednesday.  

Three of the four individuals are facing charges, with one person owing fines surpassing $2,500. When charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle are laid, an automatic drivers licence suspension is also imposed. 

The first charges were laid when were called for a traffic complaint around 12:30 a.m. and noted impaired driving as a potential cause for the call. An investigation is still ongoing.

Police later noticed a 45-year-old man in the driverSA国际影视传媒檚 seat of a parked running vehicle at approximately 1:30 a.m. The manSA国际影视传媒檚 blood alcohol level was above the legal limit and the man was charged. 

Later that morning, police received a complaint of a possible abandoned vehicle at approximately 10:50 a.m. An investigation linked the vehicle to a one-car accident from the previous evening. The driver, a 20-year-old woman, was charged with operation while impaired of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of motor vehicle and failure to stop after accident.

She is being fined $2,530 for operating a vehicle without a valid registration, without a valid driverSA国际影视传媒檚 license and without valid certificate of financial responsibility. 

At approximately 2:15 p.m. that afternoon, conducted a traffic stop. A 38-year-old man was found to have consumed alcohol. He was brought to the Yellowknife detachment and charged.   

SA国际影视传媒淯nfortunately, operating a motor vehicle while impaired continues to be a regularly occurring crime in our city, and we are urging people to reconsider getting behind the wheel,SA国际影视传媒� Insp. Dyson Smith, commander of the Yellowknife Detachment stated in the release. 

SA国际影视传媒淚mpaired driving is avoidable, simply choose another way to get home safely.  Your loved ones will thank you for it.SA国际影视传媒� 

If you see a suspected impaired driver or suspicious activity, call your local detachment, for Yellowknife 669-1111, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or text: SA国际影视传媒渘wtnutipsSA国际影视传媒� plus your message to 274637.