National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day marked by Calgary checkstop [Video]

Calgary police launched their first holiday checkstop Saturday night on Stoney Trail near Tsuu T’ina Nation.

Working with members of Alberta Sheriffs, RCMP and Tsuu T’ina Nation police, members of the Calgary police administered breathalyzer tests to motorists including one familiar figure: Santa.

Calgary police Chief Constable Mark Neufeld, who has been a police officer for 33 years, said that was a first for him.

“That’s the first time in all my checkstops I’ve seen Santa come through so I thought, we’re going to find out if he’s on the naughty list or the nice list – and he was absolutely on the nice list,” Neufeld said.

“He told us we were on the nice list too, so I think everybody’s looking good heading to Dec. 25.”

Neufeld was on hand to encourage traffic enforcement officials and to speak with the media on National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.

While holiday …