Ontario Provincial Police is stepping up its efforts to take dangerous drivers off the road this holiday season after reporting 45 fatalities related to impaired driving so far this year.
“The OPP is already highly visible throughout the province, conducting Festive RIDE initiatives where they are checking for alcohol or drug impairment in drivers,” police said in a news release. “Motorists — in particular, those who are impaired — are seeing first-hand the methodical and meticulous detection and investigative process a police officer follows with their sophisticated set of tools and unparalleled expertise.”
OPP has received more than 16,000 calls about suspected impaired drivers this year and is “praising these proactive citizens and encouraging people to continue making these important calls. By doing so, lives may be saved.”
The Festive RIDE campaign runs from Nov. 21 to Jan. 1.
