Police say the issue is prevalent in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY — The number of people who get behind the wheel while impaired by drugs is almost matching the number of alcohol-impaired drivers, according to city police.
"The one surprising thing is that we encounter regularly, that's quite concerning now, is the number of drivers that consume cannabis," "That's one thing that we see fairly often, and people just seem to have a bit of a lackadaisical approach to cannabis and driving, and it's something that we're certainly focusing on."
"The two main ones that really kind of jump out are the central nervous system stimulant, so that's typically like cocaine and the other one is a narcotic analgesic. So that's things like heroin and fentanyl."Even though there was a recent uptick in the number of novice drivers being charged with alcohol-impaired driving, Armstrong says there hasn't been a similar trend observed when it comes to drug-impaired.
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