Festive RIDE Results - Week Five

DRPS completed its fifth week of the 2023 Festive RIDE program, stopping more than 1,973 vehicles and charging 17 drivers with impaired driving offences.

Durham Regional officers conducted RIDE checks throughout the Region with the following totals (the numbers in brackets reflect 2022 week five totals for comparison):

1,973     (1,614)   Vehicles stopped by RIDE
61          (61)        People given Roadside Breath Tests
6            (10)        People received “3 Day Suspensions” for registering a “WARN”
4            (1)          Novice Driver received a 3, 7 or 30  Licence Suspension
17          (8)          People were charged with Impaired Driving Offences
26          (0)          Other Criminal Code Charges
101        (97)        Charged with various Highway Traffic Act offences
0            (0)          Drug Offences

This week the RIDE team worked in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Durham, as well as deployed auxiliary members, reaching nearly two thousand drivers across the Region of Durham. A portion of the incidents were reported by witnesses including workers at local businesses. This is a prime example of how it takes the entire community working together to improve the safety of our roadways. If you see something, say something. Impaired driving is an emergency, dial 911 to report suspected impaired drivers.

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 is posted on our website www.drps.ca.

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