The tallies are in for the Ontario Provincial Police 2011-2012 Festive R.I.D.E. campaign and the final number of impaired drivers caught over the holidays came as bittersweet news to the Commissioner of the OPP.
The Festive R.I.D.E. campaign got underway on November 25, 2011 and wrapped up on January 1, 2012. During that time, OPP officers removed a total of 1203 impaired drivers off our roads and highways throughout the six Ontario regions that are policed by the OPP. Of this total, 652 were charged with impaired driving and the other 551 were issued immediate Warn Range suspensions for having a Blood Alcohol Concentration between .05 and .08. In comparison, during the 2010-2011 Festive R.I.D.E. campaign, 308 drivers were charged with impaired driving and 613 were issued Warn Range suspensions.
