OPP Festive RIDE campaign leads to dozens of arrests

A regional campaign by police to stop impaired driving led to dozens of arrests over the holiday period.  

OPP officers across East Region conducted over 1,500 Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) programs between mid-November and New Year’s Day.  

The OPP says officers charged 134 people with impaired driving, while another 37 motorists were issued suspensions for being in the warning range.  

Although the holidays are over, police say RIDE programs can happen anywhere anytime. They also ask that if you see someone driving impaired, you call 911, as you could be saving someone’s life.