Drinking and driving is a reoccuring problem in the province of Saskatchewan, and it has people speaking out over the issue.

Over the weekend, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall made a powerful post on social media related to the topic. Wall stated despite the tougher penalties and consequences his government introduced a few years ago to drivers caught drinking and driving, getting behind the wheel while under the influence is still a major problem in Saskatchewan.

The Premier added in his post how him and his cabinet will make the effort to find new solutions in order to decrease the amount of impaired driver cases when Legislature reconvenes next month.

Although, Wall was not the only one who spoke out on the dilemma on social media.

Kindersley RCMP took to Facebook and Twitter in order to express the dangers of impaired driving, and the importance of eliminating the problem in the province. The post emphasized how eliminating drunk drivers starts with you - the best solution in ridding impaired driver cases.

"In Kindersley area from January 1st, 2016 to September 9th, 2016 we've had a total of 62 calls for service for impaired driving in our dispatch area," said Meghan Mochoruk of the Kindersley RCMP, sharing the statistics for impaired driver cases in the community. "16 of these calls resulted in criminal code charges for impaired driving, and 12 of those charges have occured in Kindersley."

Mochoruk added how it is a problem in west central Saskatchewan, and how "one charge of impaired driving is too many."

In addition, Kindersley RCMP shared statistics recorded for 2015 in regards to drunk driver cases in their dispatch area:

  • A total of 62 calls for service for impaired driving were made from January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2015.
  • 30 of those calls resulted in criminal code charges for impaired driving.
  • 22 of the 30 charges occured in Kindersley out of the detachment's entire dispatch range.

The latest statistics show Saskatchewan is the province with the highest amount of impaired driver cases as well. Additionally, a poll conducted by Mainstreet Research in late August revealed 1 out of 5 Saskatchewanians thinks it is fine to drive under the influence as long as it is on a quiet road and a short distance. Those results were notably reflected among the 18 to 34 age group.