(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continually strives to make the roads safe for everyone. This holiday season, with the help and support of the public, we’ve made a positive impact. Here are the results of Wellington County’s OPP Festive Ride Campaign.
Over the duration of the festive RIDE initiative there were 193 reported collisions. Eight collisions involved drug or alcohol usage, 167 property-damage-only collisions, 25 personal-injury collisions, and one fatal collision.
OPP conducted 110 separate RIDE checks throughout Wellington County, and more than 6,000 drivers were engaged. As a result, 28 drivers were charged with Impaired Driving offences (including refusal to provide a sample) and 43 more received Warning Range Suspensions (50-80mg/100mL blood). While conducting the RIDE programs officers also investigated Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences and Provincial Cannabis Act offences. This resulted in four drivers being charged with Suspended Driving, and OPP laying 20 Cannabis Act charges, three probation breach charges and nine Controlled Drugs and Substance Act charges.
Choosing to drive while impaired is choosing to put lives at risk and that is unacceptable. Our motivation has been