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A man who has become one of the province’s leading voices against drunk driving is speaking out after another death on a Saskatchewan highway.
An 11-year-old girl was killed Friday in a crash near Warman, close to the intersection of Highway 305 and Highway 11. Police said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.
For Lou Van de Vorst, the news came just a few weeks ahead of the third anniversary of the loss of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, who were killed by a drunk driver in January 2016.
“It’s just a terrible tragedy and it just reawakens everything that we’ve been going through the last three years,” he said.
Van de Vorst and his wife Linda have campaigned against impaired driving ever since the loss of their loved ones. Both have joined police at checkstops this year.
He said he’s seen a lot of positives during those trips, but remains frustrated at how persistent Saskatchewan’s problem with impaired driving continues to be.
“It’s just aggravating and really disappointing that this is continuing on. It’s just terrible.”
With Saskatchewan continuing to maintain the worst drunk driving rates in Canada, Van de Vorst said it can’t just be up to the police and the courts to fix the problem. He said the responsibility for changing attitudes lies with everyone in the province.
“Society here in Saskatchewan, we have to take it seriously and have to step up to the plate and say ‘hey, impaired driving is just not acceptable. You can’t do it.'”