Even though Road Safety Week is over, that doesn’t mean that it’s no longer a priority.

Constable Sandy Deibert, from the Thompson RCMP detachment, spoke to Arctic Radio News and said that road safety is always a top priority for the RCMP and that they are committed to eliminating impaired driving and the tragedies that are associated with it.

During road safety week, which ran from May 15^th through the 20^th, officers here in Thompson checked over 100 vehicles, conducted two sobriety check stops and issued 26 traffic tickets.

Officers arrested two people for impaired driving on May 19^th, which happens to be National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.

One was arrested for refusing to provide a breath sample, while the other is facing charges of blowing over three times the legal limit. Both are scheduled to appear in court.