Festive R.I.D.E. Results - Week Five

DRPS completed its fifth week of the 2022 Festive R.I.D.E program, stopping more than 1,614 vehicles and charging eight drivers with impaired driving offences.

Durham Regional officers conducted R.I.D.E checks in Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Whitby, Port Perry, Scugog, Brock Township, and Clarington (the numbers in brackets reflect 2021 week five totals for comparison):

1,614     (1,587) Vehicles stopped by R.I.D.E.
61          (46)      People given Roadside Breath Tests
10          (7)        People received “3 Day Suspensions” for registering a “WARN”
1            (5)        Novice Driver received a 3, 7 or 30  Licence Suspension
8            (11)      People were charged with Impaired Driving Offences
0            (2)       Other Criminal Code Charges
97          (56)     Charged with various Highway Traffic Act offences
0            (1)       Drug Offences

This week the R.I.D.E. team faced some challenging weather, and yet still removed eight drivers from our roadways for impaired driving offences. The danger of impaired driving coupled with challenging road conditions is a recipe for disaster. Our team worked tirelessly to ensure these drivers were caught. Several joint R.I.D.E. lines occurred in partnership with the O.P.P Highway Safety Division and M.A.D.D. Durham Region. We remind motorists that we are working every night and impaired driving is never worth it – make the right choice, plan ahead and drive sober.

A complete list of those charged with Impaired/Exceed will be posted on our website at www.drps.ca under R.I.D.E. Results.

Note: Under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, anyone charged with a criminal impaired driving offence will have their driver’s licence suspended for ninety days and their vehicle impounded automatically for seven days.

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