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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Ominous milestone in Abbotsford

Abbotsford PD surpasses ominous threshold involving scourge of impaired drivers in the city

Oct 15, 2025 | 9:43 AM

ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department says every impaired driver removed from Abbotsford-area roads is a potential life saved.

With help from its Traffic Enforcement Unit, AbbyPD pulled over and removed eight impaired drivers from Abbotsford’s roadways in just six and a half hours Tuesday evening.

With roughly two and a months left in the year, however, the AbbyPD has surpassed a milestone that few people would be proud of. Exactly 1,010 impaired drivers have been taken off the road in 2025 alone – more than all of 2024 when 871 impaired drivers were removed.

“Every impaired driver stopped is a potential life saved,” AbbyPD wrote online. “Let’s work together: Plan ahead before you go out. Drive sober or use a designated driver. Report impaired drivers by calling 911.”

Over the Thanksgiving Day long weekend, AbbyPD removed 17 impaired drivers from the road.

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