With the provincial Festive RIDE campaign now concluded, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid 1,472 impaired driving charges against drivers who chose to ring in the new year facing the loss of their driver’s licence, other penalties and a criminal record.
During the 47-day campaign, the OPP stopped 42,464 drivers during 11,421 RIDE initiatives, where officers made full use of their expertise and sophisticated tools to detect and investigate impairment in drivers. The OPP also issued 220 Warn Range Suspensions and 17 Zero Tolerance suspensions.
According to the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, during the month of December alone, five individuals were charged with impaired operation-related charges.
The OPP thanks all road users and citizens who reported suspected impaired drivers to police and did their part to keep roads safe over the holidays.
Drivers are reminded that the OPP conducts RIDE events throughout the year, as part of their ongoing commitment to save lives on roads.
The OPP Festive RIDE Campaign ran from November 16, 2023 to January 2, 2024.
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Same here on Hoodstown Road! I guess it’s better to get the evidence out of the vehicle. Just in case.
Hey! I took advantage of the warm weather and picked up the trash on one km of Port Cunnington/Fox Point road as a “festive” activity. So I’m nuts!
Anyway, we know that our ad campaigns have been so successful the nobody drinks and drives anymore so how is it that in that minuscule one km. I picked up 98 beer cans, 2 whisky bottles, 6 beer bottles and about 104 misc “other cans”??
All single cans, of different brands spread along the roadsides. I’m pretty sure these cans don’t blow out of the back of an open truck in this manner. Of course maybe they were all drunk by the passengers, not the driver, but then there is still cheap swampland in Florida for sale too.
The police must find the statistics a bit depressing.