​More than 200 impaired drivers charged in West Region OPP Festive RIDE campaign

(WEST REGION HEADQUARTERS) - Members of the West Region OPP have conducted more Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot checks and charged more impaired drivers, to date, than the duration of the entire 2024 Festive RIDE campaign.

With just over one week remaining in this year's campaign, officers have conducted 2,534 RIDE checks with the following results:
 

• 210 impaired driving charges
• 29 warn-range suspensions

Provincially, OPP officers have laid 1,007 impaired driving charges and 109 warn-range suspensions in 7,298 RIDE checks on OPP-patrolled areas across Ontario.

Last year's West Region OPP Festive RIDE campaign resulted in 187 impaired driving charges and 19 warn-range suspensions following 1,938 RIDE checks.

This year's OPP Festive RIDE campaign runs until 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.