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

DRPS completed its third week of the 2022 Festive R.I.D.E program, stopping more than 1,753 vehicles and charging 13 drivers with impaired driving offences.

Durham Regional Officers conducted R.I.D.E checks in Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, and Bowmanville with the following totals (the numbers in brackets reflect 2021 third week totals for comparison):

1753     (1362) Vehicles stopped by R.I.D.E.
134       (41)    People given Roadside Breath Tests
2           (2)      People received “3 Day Suspensions” for registering a “WARN”
0           (4)      Novice Driver received a 3, 7 or 30  Licence Suspension
13         (16)    People were charged with Impaired Driving Offences
20         (3)      Other Criminal Code Charges
150       (46)    Charged with various Highway Traffic Act Offences
1           (0)       Drug Offences

This week of R.I.D.E. saw DRPS officers working alongside our partners with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, conducting proactive inspections and education to multiple licensed establishments throughout our region. We also partnered with the Ministry of Transportation - Ontario, ensuring the sobriety of transport truck drivers travelling through our region. It is through continued partnerships with other enforcement agencies that we are able to provide strategic and effective enforcement and education campaigns geared towards Reducing Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.).

A complete list of those charged with Impaired/Exceed will be posted on our website at www.drps.ca under Ride 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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