Picture it: dozens of young adults cruising the streets in everything from old school muscle cars to limousines, the possibility of the occasional adult beverage at a time of celebration, and a global pandemic happening at the same time. What could possibly go wrong?

What could go wrong is one thing, but according to the Estevan Police Service, not much did go wrong during the cruise night in support of the Estevan Comprehensive School graduating class of 2020. It was intended to be an evening all in good fun, and it appears it stayed that way. 

"We didn't have a whole lot of issues to report," said EPS Chief Paul Ladouceur. "Ultimately we had a couple of minor driving complaints and things like that but nothing out of the ordinary. Officers used discretion on a few calls, clarifying and making sure people were clarifying and maintaining safe distancing."

Ladouceur added that the few driving complaints they got weren't necessarily related to the cruise night. People lined up along Souris Avenue to salute the grads, and for the most part, the evening required no intervention by police. 

"They (police officers) were happy to see these kids be able to do something," Ladouceur said. "Obviously it's a tough time of the year for everybody, without a doubt. It's tough on the school board too. How do you celebrate their accomplishments but also making sure the school board is adhering to all the restrictions too?"

Given the sheer number of people driving and the celebratory atmosphere, some people may have worried about people driving while impaired. According to Ladouceur, however, they had no issues with that.   

"There were a number of tests conducted just to make sure, as is usually the case when we see a lot of people on the roads," he said. "Nothing negative to report in that regard so we're pretty pleased with that. All in all, a responsible night."

Ladouceur added that more and more he sees young adults being very careful to have a designated driver, so incidents involving impaired younger drivers seem to be getting fewer and fewer.