105 Speeders Charged

HURON OPP’S LARGEST R.I.D.E EVENT – A SUCCESS

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Officers from the Huron County & Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments teamed up for a large scale R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) initiative this past Friday afternoon. Huron’s largest ever single day R.I.D.E program also coincided with start of Operation Impact.

Officers started the R.I.D.E program event Friday, October 5, 2012 just after 3:30 p.m.. The first of several checkpoints over the Thanksgiving weekend was set up on Grand Bend Line just east of Grand Bend. Two drivers stopped in the checkpoint had their licences suspended for 3 days as they registered warn range readings on roadside tests. One of those drivers, a 28 year old male from London was also ticketed with having open alcohol in his vehicle.

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend Huron OPP officers conducted 23 R.I.D.E checkpoints throughout the county, in total approximately 1200 drivers were checked.

Huron OPP officers were highly visible throughout the county contributing to Operation Impact. Officers were targeting the “Big Four” causal factors (Impaired Driving, Aggressive Driving, Improper or Lack of Seatbelt Use and Distracted Driving).

A quick snapshot for the holiday weekend revealed: 105 – charged with speeding, one charged with racing 50km/h over the limit, 16 – seatbelt offences, five charged with Distracted Driving, two charged Over 80mg, four were served with three day suspensions and 37 other drivers were charged with moving related offences.

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