(HALIBURTON, ON) – Officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been actively conducting R.I.D.E. checks throughout Haliburton County as part of the Festive R.I.D.E. Program. After the third week of the campaign officers have conducted 65 R.I.D.E. programs, with 3311 vehicles checked; 1 driver charged with Impaired Driving; 12 roadside tests conducted and 14 Highway Traffic Act charges. There were also 3 non – R.I.D.E. related Impaired Driving charges during this time. The Festive R.I.D.E. Campaign runs from November 23, 2013 – January 02, 2014.
The OPP would like to remind motorists that they can expect to see officers conducting R.I.D.E. checks at all hours of the day or night and that remote or seldom used back-roads are not exempt from checkpoint locations. Members of the public can use 911 or OPP (677) on their cellular phones to notify police if they observe a suspected impaired driver while they are out during the holiday season. OPP Staff Sergeant Chad Bark would like to thank the public for their continued support of this program during the Festive R.I.D.E. campaign.