Eight people have been charged with impaired driving offences since the start of the Grenville County Festive RIDE campaign.
The annual initiative is meant to take drivers who have been drinking or using drugs off local roads, to keep communities safe over the holidays.
OPP Community Safety Officer Annie Collins says her team considers this year’s campaign a success so far, in terms of keeping drunk and impaired drivers off the roads.
She’s also offering motorists in our area some advice: police are now allowed to request breath tests from drivers under more circumstances, so always listen when an officer asks you for one.
“Now, it doesn’t have to be deemed suspicious,” Collins explains. “So, officers can demand a breath sample from someone, even without that suspicion. So, it is mandatory for drivers to comply with this demand, or they can be charged with failing or refusing to provide a breath sample.”
If you have any questions about the rules and laws surrounding impaired or drunk driving, Collins says you should visit the OPP website. The Festive RIDE campaign ends in January.
