By rdnewsNOW staff

OPERATION IMPACT

Police lay over 4400 charges on Thanksgiving long weekend

Oct 22, 2019 | 6:42 AM

EDMONTON- Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, police forces across Canada led their #OperationImpact initiative to encourage safe driving.

The initiative is organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

In Alberta, between October 11-14, police say there were four fatalities, 18 people were injured, and there were 272 separate collisions.

A total of 4,402 charges were laid in Alberta, including:

– 3,440 aggressive driving charges, including speeding
– 105 impaired driving charges
– 106 driving without a seatbelt charges
– 90 distracted driving charges

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RCMP say they will continue to work with Alberta Sheriffs, other law enforcement and safety partners to inform Albertans to make correct and safe driving choices.