Provincial police in southwestern Ontario are stopping even more impaired drivers compared to last year.
As part of the Ontario Provincial Police Festive RIDE campaign, officers have conducted 1,673 RIDE check events across 13 West Region detachments.
As a result, 249 impaired driving charges have been laid in the first 22 days of the campaign. By comparison, only 210 impaired charges were laid by this time in 2022.
The Festive RIDE campaign is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed at taking impaired drivers off Ontario roads during the holiday season. As well, 43 warn-range suspensions have been issued.
This year’s campaign runs from November 16, 2023 to January 1, 2024.
