January 8, 2015
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(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – During the OPP Festive RIDE campaign, from Nov. 24, 2014, to Jan. 2, 2015, OPP officers laid 593 impaired charges and issued 485 Warn Range suspensions. Dec. 20, 2014, one person died in an impaired-related collision.
When comparing the numbers to last year, the OPP is disappointed to see little change between this season’s campaign and the last one. During the 2013-14 Festive RIDE campaign, the OPP laid 587 impaired charges, issued 504 Warn Range suspensions and three people died in impaired-related road crashes.
OPP officers worked around the clock during the campaign, conducting more than 8,000 RIDE check stops throughout the province. These enforcement efforts, alone, are not enough to eliminate impaired driving and the threat it poses to the lives of innocent people.
Locally, the South Bruce OPP laid seven impaired driving charges and five warn range suspensions. Officers investigated 113 motor vehicle collisions throughout the campaign, with injuries reported at 11 of the scenes.
“The Festive RIDE campaign is an effective way to get the word out about the dangers of impaired driving," says acting inspector Wayne Thompson, detachment commander, South Bruce OPP. "While the campaign may be over, an impaired driver represents a preventable, and completely unacceptable, threat to public safety all year long.
"I appreciate those drivers who work to follow the rules and drive safely each time they leave the driveway. To those who continue to make illegal choices that put others at risk, I assure you the members of the South Bruce OPP are looking for you.”
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