Abbotsford Police on a tear removing impaired drivers from area roads
ABBOTSFORD — Nearly two dozen drivers have been removed from Abbotsford-area roadways by the Abbotsford Police Department in the equivalent of two days.
According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD says impaired driving continues to impact the community, leading to the loss of life and/or serious injuries. In just 56 days alone to start off 2025, AbbyPD has removed 188 impaired drivers.
This past week, AbbyPD’s Patrol shift one initiated Project Pegasus, a proactive effort to identify and apprehend impaired drivers on Abbotsford roads using covert and overt methods. Over four 12-hour shifts from Saturday, February 22 to Tuesday, February 25, officers successfully removed 21 impaired drivers, all of whom were impaired by alcohol. This effort was part of this shift’s proactive policing, all while handling an additional 153 operational police files during this period.
“It was a complete team effort,” said AbbyPD Constable Michael Beck. “Everyone contributed, from plainclothes officers and uniformed officers stopping vehicles, to administrative staff handling paperwork, and our Operational Support Officers assisting with vehicle impoundments.”
