REGINA — In 2025, Saskatchewan RCMP responded to 113 serious and fatal motor-vehicle collisions involving impairment by alcohol and/or drugs.
“This is the highest number recorded in the past 10 years. There has been a steady upward trend since 2016, when Saskatchewan RCMP responded to 58 serious and fatal motor-vehicle collisions involving impairment,” says Supt. Grant St. Germaine, officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services.
“Saskatchewan RCMP will continue working to remove impaired drivers from our roads, but we also need people to start making safer choices.”
Saskatchewan RCMP officers have been working to reduce impaired driving across the province by conducting motor vehicle check stops, leading proactive road safety initiatives, carrying out daily patrols and organizing educational events.
In 2025, Saskatchewan RCMP laid a total of 1,650 criminal code charges for impaired driving and suspended the licences of 2,270 drivers for having consumed alcohol or drugs prior to driving.
“This is the final release in the Saskatchewan RCMP’s 2025 statistics series – and the timing couldn’t be better,” says St. Germaine.
“It’s an important safety reminder at a time when Saskatchewan RCMP has responded to an increase in fatal collisions – and as we head into a long weekend when many people will be on the roads. Please – for your safety, the safety of your loved ones, and the safety of all road users – drive safely this long weekend. We all have a role to play to reverse these devastating trends.”
Saskatchewan RCMP officers across the province will be patrolling throughout the province this weekend. They remind motorists of the following:
- Give yourself time to get where you are going. This prevents speeding and ensures you are focused on road safety. Posted speed limits are maximum speeds during ideal conditions (dry roads, clear visibility). Vehicle type, condition, and whether or not you are towing anything can affect the speed at which you can safely travel.
- Always ensure everyone in your vehicle is wearing a seatbelt.
- Keep your phone out of reach. In Saskatchewan, using a hand-held cellphone while driving is prohibited for making or receiving phone calls; sending, receiving or reading text messages and emails; surfing the internet; and using “push-to-talk” technology. Also be mindful that other things, such as eating/drinking, conversations with passengers and pets, can be distracting. Give your full attention to the task at hand: driving safely.
- If you – or your guests – will be consuming products which result in impairment, such as alcohol or cannabis, have a designated driver assigned, or plan to take a cab or transit. If no safe ride is available, stay the night and drive only when sober. Don’t take a chance. If you question whether you’re “too impaired to drive or not”, you likely are.
- If you see a suspected impaired driver, pull over and immediately call 911. Signs of a possible impaired driver include: lane drifting; driving too fast, slow or at an inconsistent speed; not using proper signals; making very wide turns; approaching and leaving intersections too slowly or quickly; driving without headlights; and leaving high beams or turn signals on.
Please note that the above statistics do not include collisions that occurred in other police service jurisdictions, on private properties, off roads or that are the result of medical emergencies.
This media release is part of our annual statistics series. To read more visit: Saskatchewan RCMP annual crime statistics and yearly trends | Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
