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Around 1,000 drivers were screened at Saskatoon police spot checks on New Year’s Eve — and only one was charged with impaired driving.

According to Saskatoon police on its official Twitter account, there were also a small number of liquor-related tickets issued. Saskatoon police partnered with local RCMP and Canadian Pacific police.

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“So many designated drivers coming through (Saskatoon police check stop) locations overnight!” police noted on Twitter, adding that several motorists used coffee-shop gift cards to buy and then deliver coffee to officers at check stops.