Submitted
On Thursday March 7th, multiple members of the Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) were in听Carlyle听for some听training. This included RCMP members from Broadview, Ft. Qu鈥� Appelle, Estevan, Weyburn and Carlyle.听
Around the lunch hour听CTSS members took advantage of听being in the same area and went around town听to do听a blitz on traffic enforcement, particularly around the school zone in response to community requests听complaining听of erratic driving near the schools.
Several tickets and warnings听were issued for various moving violations and equipment regulations.
There were also 3 drug recognition experts working who can conduct field sobriety testing by directing an individual to perform听a number of psycho-motor听tests and measure involuntary responses to certain visual stimuli.听It was also an opportunity听for听one of the traffic members听who has been trained to operate and was carrying听the new 鈥淒RAEGER 5000鈥� oral swab drug recognition equipment an approve device under the Criminal Code for detecting impairment by drug.
Under the new cannabis laws, if charged for operating a conveyance (motor vehicle) with a THC level听from 2 nanograms but less than听5 nanograms per ml of blood is听a straight summary offence. if charged for operating a conveyance (motor vehicle) with a THC level听of听5 nanograms per ml of blood or more will be a hybrid offence.听It is a criminal offence to refuse the demand made by a peace officer to provide a sample.听
Two vehicles were stopped over the lunch hour and听submitted oral samples, one driver passed, the other did not. The driver who failed was arrested and is now听under investigation for drug impaired driving.听The driver was later released and no charges have been laid yet as the matter is still听under听investigation.
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