It’s been six years for Cpl. Janet LeBlanc, but she will never forget one particular call.

“A vehicle had collided with a parked ambulance,” she says.

But that was just the beginning.

At the same time, her colleagues were responding to another accident. The drivers turned out to be friends who had been out drinking together.

“They both drove off in separate directions, and they both had an accident within minutes of each other,” she says.

A series of events that prompted Cpl. Leblanc to participate in a social media campaign where messages are shared with hopes of reducing drinking and driving.

“One person lived, one person did not,” she says.

Cst. Krista Myers was tasked with informing the parents of a teenage boy that their son died in a crash involving alcohol.

“I remember going up the driveway,” she says. “It was dark, and I had my flashlight out. I remember knocking on the door and there was a dog. I can still hear the dog barking.”

In Moncton, Sgt. Andre Pepin had a similar experience.

“It was a 19-year-old boy who had just his birthday on that day with some friends and was driving back home,” he says.

Some officers have many stories to tell. The sad reality is that there are too many to choose from.

Cpl. Leblanc recalls another crash. A young man was celebrating after graduating high school. His father went to the party to pick him up, but he wasn’t ready to leave. Later in the evening, he went looking for his son, and came upon the accident.

“I'll always remember when he first got out of the car and he saw his son's car in the ditch,” she says.

They all say it will never get easier.

“The firefighters, paramedics, police. There wasn't a dry eye at the scene. It was devastating,” says Cpl. Leblanc.

They also all say the situations are preventable.

“Every police officer in Nova Scotia, in Canada, no matter where they work, would have a story similar to mine,” says Cpl. Leblanc.

They know the campaign won’t end drinking and driving, but it will be worth it if they save even one life. 

With files from CTV Atlantic's Kayla Hounsell.