HALDIMAND—So far 148 drivers are 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 so far, with the following results:
148 impaired driving charges.
10 warn-range suspensions.
This compares to 140 impaired driving charges and 21 warn-range suspensions after 1,033 RIDE check events over the first 21 days of the 2023 campaign.
Haldimand Detachment has completed 49 RIDE events so far, with eight impaired driving charges laid; comparatively, in the same period of 2023, Haldimand saw five impaired driving charges and one warn-range suspension.
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, seven 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 911 to report it.
For more information on Canada’s impaired driving laws, visit laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/
