ORILLIA – It was a sobering end to the year and start of a new one for the 812 drivers who were charged with a total of 1,258 impaired driving offences by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) during its annual Festive RIDE campaign.
During the campaign, officers conducted close to 10,000 RIDE stops throughout the province, checking approximately 240,000 drivers and investigating those suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The OPP also issued 208 warn range suspensions and 21 zero tolerance suspensions to drivers during the seven-week initiative.
The OPP Festive RIDE Campaign ran from Nov. 17, 2022 to Jan. 2, 2023.
