NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WEST REGION HEADQUARTERS — 148 drivers are now facing a criminal charge as the 2024 OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign continues across West Region.
Officers have conducted 883 RIDE check events across 13 West Region detachments, with the following results:
- 148 impaired driving charges.
- 10 warn-range suspensions.
This compares to 140 impaired driving charges, 21 warn-range suspensions after 1033 RIDE check events over the first 21 days of the 2023 campaign.
An addendum with all West Region detachment Festive RIDE figures is below.
The Festive RIDE campaign is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed at taking impaired drivers off Ontario roads during the holiday season.
This year's OPP Festive RIDE Campaign runs from November 21, 2024, to January 1, 2025. During the campaign, the public can expect an increased OPP presence on West Region roads and highways as officers conduct RIDE initiatives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the province.
The OPP remains committed to taking alcohol/drug-impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 9-1-1 to report it.
For more information on Canada's impaired driving laws, click here: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/section-320.14.html.
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