Weyburn police received a report of a person who was beaten up on Aug. 20. Upon investigating the matter, an adult male was identified as the suspect. The suspect was located and arrested. He is facing charges of aggravated assault, breach of an undertaking and possession of marijuana. He remains remanded in custody.
City police received a report of a young child wandering about without supervision on Friday. The child and parents were quickly located. The child had been left unsupervised for only a brief moment and wandered away. This emphasizes just how quickly young children can go missing and be in danger.
As a result of a roadside check on Friday, an adult male was issued a 72-hour roadside suspension for consuming alcohol and driving.
Weyburn police received a report of a vehicle that had been parked in the 500 block of 10th Street and that the vehicle had been damaged by being scratched on Saturday. The matter is still under investigation.
City police received a complaint of a suspected impaired driver on Saturday. The vehicle was located and an adult female was arrested for driving over .08. She is now facing charges of over .08 and has had the vehicle impounded and her licence suspended.
Weyburn police conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Saturday. The stop resulted in six youth being charged for having liquor in a vehicle and one youth was charged with being in possession of Psilocybin (magic mushrooms).
City police received notification that a youth was in breach of her court-ordered release conditions on Sunday. She has been charged accordingly.
There have been a number of concerns brought forward by the public since the unfortunate incident at a crosswalk recently where a family pet was struck and killed by a vehicle. The matters of crosswalk protocol have been discussed and targeted over the course of time, but the particular law surrounding crosswalks may need some clarification. The following is taken from the Traffic Safety Act;
1)The law regarding crosswalks states as follows; “Section 223(1) Traffic Safety Act: A driver of a vehicle on a highway within a hamlet or any municipality other than a rural municipality or the prescribed part of a municipal district shall stop the vehicle and yield the right of way to the pedestrian if:
(a)The driver of the vehicle approaches an intersection or clearly marked pedestrian crosswalk where a peace officer is not on duty and traffic lights are not in operation; and
(b)The pedestrian is crossing the highway.
This means quite clearly that the pedestrian has to actually be engaged in the process of crossing the roadway before a vehicle would have to yield the right of way and stop for the pedestrian. So long as the person is not engaged in actively crossing the street (i.e. standing on the curb waiting to cross) no vehicle has to stop. The law further states, however, that “No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and proceed into the path of a vehicle on a highway that is so close that it is impracticable for the driver to yield the right of way.”
Any pedestrian who has had a ‘near-miss’ and who can provide a vehicle licence plate number and description can provide a statement to the police, who will investigate the matter and lay charges if appropriate.
