Ontario Provincial Police officers across the east region are continuing their Festive RIDE campaign after a successful week two.
Officers from Quinte West to the Quebec boundary, and northwest through the Ottawa Valley, have conducted over 500 Festive RIDE programs since Thursday, November 20, stopping hundreds of drivers to ensure they were not impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Forty-nine people were arrested for being impaired behind the wheel. Each of those drivers had their licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was impounded for seven days, plus they each have a scheduled court appearance.
In addition to the impaired driving arrests, officers have issued nine three-day licence suspensions for drivers who were found to be in the warn range on an approved roadside alcohol screening device.
The Festive RIDE campaign will continue until January 1, 2026. Officers will be conducting RIDE checks day and night, seven days a week.
