By CHIEF RON CHOMYN, Corman Park Police Service
SCHOOL SAFETY
School days bring congestion: school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work.
It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially before and after school.
If you’re driving behind a bus, allow a greater following distance than if you were driving behind a car. It will give you more time to stop once the bus lights start flashing. It is illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children.
Take extra care to look for children in school zones, near playgrounds and parks, and in all residential areas
INCIDENTS OF NOTE
On August 18 at 2:28 p.m., Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) came across an extremely intoxicated female walking on the Highway 11 CNR overpass in possession of open alcohol. She was found to be on conditions out of Prince Albert Police Service not to possess or consume alcohol, cannabis or drugs not prescribed by a medical doctor. She was subsequently transported to the Saskatoon RCMP Detachment, where she was lodged in cells and released the following morning, once sober, on an Appearance Notice to attend Saskatoon Provincial Court in October to answer to the breach charge.
On August 17 at 2:46 p.m., CPPS executed a traffic stop on Highway 219 near Grasswood Road as the plate was not legible. The driver willfully impersonated another male as he was prohibited from driving Canada-wide due to an impaired driving conviction. Upon confirming his identity, he was also found to be wanted on an outstanding warrant for breach of probation out of Regina Police Service.
He displayed signs of alcohol impairment at the roadside and was subsequently read the ASD demand where he refused to provide a breath sample. The vehicle was found to be taken without the consent of the owner and was turned over to the care of the father at the scene. The driver was subsequently transported to the Saskatoon RCMP Detachment, where he was held in custody until sober, and was released the following morning on an Appearance Notice to attend Saskatoon Provincial Court to answer to the charges.
On August 6 at 11:33 p.m., CPPS observed a vehicle that was travelling at 94 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone, while southbound on Highway 219 near Carwright Street. CPPS conducted a traffic stop and subsequently a roadside drug screening test, which the driver tested positive for cocaine and THC, and had provided a false name. CPPS placed the driver under arrest for obstruction when he fled on foot in to a field, and evaded police. The passenger of the vehicle also fled on foot. CPPS arrested the driver who was identified through finger prints. He remains in custody to be remanded.
On August 22 at 11:43 p.m., CPPS stopped a Honda Civic whose driver admitted to consumption of cocaine and was read the oral fluid demand. The male driver refused to get out of his vehicle to conduct the test and indicated that he was suicidal. He was placed under arrest for refusing to comply with a demand and for resisting arrest; and was apprehended under the mental health act and transported to RUH to be assessed.
On August 29 at 1:05 a.m., on Highway 11 near Warman Road a male was found to be operating a black Dodge Charger under the influence of alcohol after registering a WRN on a roadside ASD. The driver, who did not hold a valid driver’s license and was unauthorized from driving by SGI, was subsequently issued a 72 hour day suspension and 33 day vehicle impound.