OPP charge 87 with impaired in East Region Festive R.I.D.E. campaign

The OPP Festive R.I.D.E. campaign began November 24 and ran until January 2nd. During this 5 week period, East Region OPP officers conducted 2,308 Festive RIDE initiatives. OPP charged 87 people with Impaired, Over 80 mgs blood alcohol or Refusal to Provide a sample compared to 116 during the campaign last year. Unfortunately, OPP officers in East Region issued 105 – driver’s licence suspensions compared to 96 in in the last campaign. The OPP is calling on everyone to stop impaired driving and to discourage others from doing so.
If someone you meet insists on driving impaired, call 911 so local police can respond and take the driver off the road before someone is harmed.