More than 50 impaired drivers charged in first week of West Region OPP Festive RIDE campaign

(WEST REGION HEADQUARTERS) - Fifty-three drivers are now facing criminal charges as the 2025 West Region OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign continues.

To date, West Region OPP officers have conducted 534 RIDE checks across 13 detachments, with the following results:
 

• 53 impaired driving charges
• Eight warn-range suspensions

Since the start of the campaign, OPP officers have laid 229 impaired driving charges and 23 warn-range suspensions in 1,804 RIDE checks in OPP-patrolled areas across Ontario.



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 now through to Jan. 1, 2026. 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, click here: Impaired driving | ontario.ca.