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Alberta RCMP reminds everyone to enjoy the long weekend responsibly
With the Canada Day long weekend comes celebrations with friends, going camping, and spending time at the lake.
As a result, Alberta RCMP would like to remind everyone that drinking is a choice that can have serious consequences.
On average in Alberta, one in five drivers involved in fatal collisions have been drinking prior to the collision. Mounties say this compares to an average of about one in 20 drivers involved in injury collisions (MADD Canada). During the 2023 July long weekend, in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions, 76 persons were injured in motor vehicle collisions and four people were fatally injured; a total of 117 impaired drivers were removed from the roads by Alberta RCMP that weekend.
Before getting behind the wheel this long weekend, motorists should remember: