(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have been very busy with their Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoints during the first two weeks of the annual campaign. A total of 116 checkpoints have been set up throughout the county.
The increased number of checkpoints and heightened public awareness during the Festive RIDE campaign will undoubtedly help to keep our Huron County roadways as safe as possible. With that being said, a small percentage of drivers still continue to take unnecessary risks and endanger others on the roadway.
Here are some of the highlights over the past weekend at our Huron County RIDE checkpoints.
A 39-year-old male driver from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh failed a roadside test and was charged with Over 80 after being stopped at a RIDE checkpoint located near Benmiller on Saturday, December 3, 2016
A 34-year-old male driver from Windsor entered into a RIDE checkpoint in Dashwood on Saturday, December 3, 2016. He was found to be breaching his curfew conditions. In addition to this offence, his validation sticker on his licence plate was expired.
A 46-year-old male from South Huron had open beer in his vehicle when he pulled into a RIDE checkpoint on Saturday afternoon in South Huron.
A 62-year-old driver from Clinton attempted to avoid a RIDE checkpoint set up in Morris-Turnberry on Sunday afternoon. Officers stopped the driver and he was found to have open alcohol in his truck.
A 46-year-old male driver from Huron East entered into a RIDE checkpoint located on Kinburn Line at Front Road on Sunday evening. He had open alcohol in his truck and his breath sample registered in the warn range. He was served with a 3-day suspension and was ticketed for the open alcohol offence.
Huron OPP officers will continue with their Festive RIDE checks all through the month of December and through to the first weekend in January 2017. If you plan to drink or consume drugs do not get behind the wheel. Arrange for a designated driver, take a taxi, stay overnight or take public transit. If you suspect that someone is driving or is about to drive impaired, please call 9-1-1 and report it.