Durham Police stopped 1,833 vehicles and charged 10 drivers with impaired driving offences in the third week of the Festive R.I.D.E program.
Officers conducted R.I.D.E. checks this week in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Scugog and Clarington with the following totals (the numbers in brackets reflect 2019 third week totals for comparison):
- 1,833 (3,576) Vehicles stopped by R.I.D.E.
- 17 (156) People given Roadside Breath Tests
- 4 (15) People received “3 Day Suspensions” for registering a “WARN”
- 1 (0) Novice Driver received a “Three-Day Licence Suspension”
- 10 (22) People charged with Drinking and Driving Offences
- 1 (29) Criminal Code Charges
- 95 (87) Charged with various Highway Traffic Act Offences
- 1 (0) Drug Offences
After three weeks, the Festive R.I.D.E. team has charged a total of 24 motorists for drinking/drug driving offences. Another 10 motorists have registered a WARN on a roadside screening device and had their driver’s licence suspended for 3 days, police said.
Police would like to remind motorist to be aware of cannabis laws while transporting cannabis in your motor vehicle. A driver cannot have cannabis in a motor vehicle when the seal of its original packaging is open and it’s within reach of the driver. Also, under the law, a motorist with a G1/G2 licence must have a zero blood alcohol content while driving.
A complete list of those charged with Impaired/Exceed will be posted on our website later this week at www.drps.ca under Hot Topics.
Note: Under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, anyone charged with a drinking and driving criminal offence will have his or her driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle impounded automatically for 7 days.