The OPP Festive RIDE Campaign has wrapped up with fewer charges and suspensions than last year.
OPP say an early thank you to Ontario drivers seems to have paid off with significantly fewer impaired driving charge and warn range suspension totals for the 2013 Festive RIDE Campaign.
The campaign ran from November 23 to January 2, 2014 and during that time the OPP laid 578 impaired driving charges and issued 481 warn range suspensions throughout the province.
In comparison, during the 2012 campaign, OPP laid 693 impaired driving charges and issued 625 Warn Range Suspensions.
While OPP are pleased to see the numbers significantly lower in both categories, this year’s charges still serve as a reminder that a small number of impaired drivers threatened the lives of other road users over the holidays.
The OPP would like to see all Ontario drivers make driving sober a New Year’s resolution for 2014.
The OPP would again like to thank Ontarians who helped carry out a successful campaign by not drinking and driving, not letting family and friends drive while impaired by drugs or alcohol and for calling 911 to report suspected impaired drivers.
