Latest OPP RIDE stats

OPP News Release

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The following are the Festive R.I.D.E. local statistics for the North Bay OPP officers in the area. This important initiative continues until Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008.

Festive R.I.D.E. Statistics – Friday 14th to Thursday December 20th, 2007:


Week 2

Number of vehicles checked: 3,157
Number of persons charged with
impaired over .08 or refusal: 1
12 hour suspension: 5
Total Number of Motor Vehicle Collisions: 25
Total Collisions Involving Alcohol 1
Total Number of Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions: 0
Total Number of People Killed: 0
Total Number of People Injured: 3

Up-To- Date

Number of vehicles checked: 10,070
Number of persons charged with
impaired over .08 or refusal: 10
12 hour suspension: 18
Total Number of Motor Vehicle Collisions: 110
Total Collisions Involving Alcohol 4
Total Number of Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions: 0
Total Number of People Killed: 0
Total Number of People Injured: 20

Please make an effort to appoint a designated driver, leave your vehicle behind or take a taxi…Operation “Red Nose” is a great option as well!

Remember safety is the key to Happy Holidays!

Avoid a tragedy – Please Don’t Drink and Drive.

“Having ‘one too many’ is only a crime once you get behind the wheel.”

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