OPP’s Festive RIDE program yielding results in its first three weeks

Ryan VERCH – Drunk Driving

(PEMBROKE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) 2025 Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign commenced on November 20, 2025, and will continue until January 1, 2026. During the third week of the campaign from December 4 to December 10, 2025, officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the OPP conducted 35 RIDE checks throughout the detachment area. During the RIDE checks drivers were found to be in full compli…

67 arrests so far during Festive RIDE campaign, 18 in the last week

socastcmsRssStartOldies 100.9 News staffsocastcmsRssEnd Police are continuing to urge motorists to plan ahead during the holidays after 67 impaired driving arrests since the start of this season’s Festive RIDE campaign just three weeks ago in the East Region OPP area. This year’s campaign launched on Nov. 20 – 18 of those 67 drivers were arrested in the last week, reported OPP, in a week three update. The East Region OPP coverage area extends f…

OPP’s Festive RIDE program yielding results in its first three weeks

The Ontario Provincial Police Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere programs continues to find impaired drivers across eastern Ontario.

Festive RIDE Campaign Week 3 results

East Region OPP officers have now arrested and charged 67 people with impaired driving since the Festive RIDE initiative began on November 20. That includes 18 in the past week. Officers from Quinte West to the Quebec boundary, and northwest through the Ottawa Valley, have conducted over 800 Festive RIDE programs, checking drivers to ensure they were not impaired by alcohol or drugs. Each of those drivers charged with impaired operation has had …

More impaired driving charges

Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs continue to find impaired drivers across eastern Ontario. East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have now arrested and charged a total of 67 people with impaired driving since the initiative began November 20. That includes 18 in the past week. Officers from Quinte West to the Quebec boundary, and northwest through the Ottawa Valley, have conducted over 800 Festive RIDE pro…