Alberta cops lay more than 400 charges over long weekend related to driving without valid insurance or driver’s license

By Canadian Underwriter, | April 28, 2011 | Last updated on October 30, 2024
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Alberta Sheriffs and RCMP laid 4,191 charges across the province over the Easter long weekend, including 406 non-hazardous violations for driving without insurance or with suspended driver licenses.About 83% of the total number of charges were speeding violations. Twenty-eight were for hazardous violations including careless driving and stunt-driving.A total of 98 charges were for seatbelt infractions (72) and child restraint infractions (26).Police laid 16 impaired driving charges, in addition to 56 24-hour suspensions for alcohol or drug use.

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