PG Mountie earns top Alexa’s Award in B.C.

Prince George

2024-12-11 10:44 PST

For ten years, Constable Keith McCreadie has been earing Alexa’s Awards in Prince George, taking hundreds of impaired drivers off of our streets in that time.

In 2022, Constable McCreadie tied for the top award with another B.C. police officer, each having completed 115 successful impaired driving investigations, meaning 115 impaired drivers were removed from our streets.

For 2023, Constable McCreadie has the sole honour of earning the top Alexa’s Award, having removed 152 impaired drivers from our streets. Alexa’s Awards are given to B.C. police officers who have removed a minimum of twelve impaired drivers from the road, either by Immediate Roadside Prohibition or Criminal Code Investigation, for impairment by either alcohol or drugs.

Click here for a larger photo of Constable McCreadie holding his 2023 Alexa’s Award.

I started focusing on impaired driving investigations after losing a friend when they were struck by an impaired driver. After attending my first Alexa’s Award ceremony, and hearing Laurel Middelaer speak, I knew this would be a focus for my career, states Constable McCreadie.

The Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) program was launched in 2010, after a tragic car crash involving an impaired driver killed four-year-old Alexa Middelaer as she was petting horses roadside with her aunt. Since it’s inception, the IRP program has seen over 200,000 prohibitions served and a 50% reduction in alcohol-related fatalities.

Click here to see a larger photo of Constable McCreadie’s 2022 and 2023 awards sitting on either side of his Top Alexa’s Award.

Award seen as issued to Constable Keith McCreadie, whose preferred language is English.

We are pleased to have such a dedicated police officer serving in our detachment. Constable McCreadie demonstrates the RCMP Core Value of Serving with Excellence and he continues to set an example for our junior members with his dedication, states Superintendent Darin Rappel, Officer in Charge of the Prince George RCMP.

Constable McCreadie was presented with his award just ahead of National Impaired Driving Day and the Light up the Night Campaign on December 7, 2024, which saw more than 200 impaired drivers removed from the road provincially this year.

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