Impaired driving claimed 33 lives in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction in 2025

Thirty-three people died in drug- or alcohol-related collisions in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction in 2025, according to statistics released by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services during National Impaired Driving Prevention Week.

The RCMP said officers responded to 31 fatal motor-vehicle collisions last year in which drugs or alcohol were a contributing factor. Those crashes resulted in 33 deaths.

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Police also said alcohol or drugs were a factor in 33 per cent of all fatal collisions attended by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services in 2025.

From January to December, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan stopped and removed 1,932 drivers from the road who had consumed alcohol and-or drugs before driving.

“Believe us when we say consuming drugs or alcohol before driving has the very real potential of killing people. We saw it 33 times last year,” Insp. Lee Knelsen, operations officer with Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, said in a news release.

Knelsen said driving sober is one of the most important things people can do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe on the road.

Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services and CTSS officers will continue to conduct check stops and patrol roads and highways to remove impaired drivers from Saskatchewan roads, police said.

The RCMP is reminding the public to call 911 to report impaired drivers.