Week three RIDE results

OPP News Release

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The following are the Festive RIDE local statistics
for the North Bay OPP and Highway Safety Division officers in the area.

This important initiative continues until Friday, January 2, 2011.

Festive R.I.D.E. Statistics - Friday, December 10th to Thursday, December 16th, 2010:

Number of vehicles checked:
Week 3 - 4 821
To date - 17 026

Number of persons charged with
impaired over .08 or refusal:
Week 3 - 3
To date - 5

3 Day suspension:
Week 3 - 10
To date - 12

90 day ADLS:
Week 3 - 3
To date - 5

Other charges (CC, LLA, HTA):
Week 3 - 21
To date - 111

Total Number of Motor Vehicle Collisions:
Week 3 - 35
To date - 95

Total Collisions Involving Alcohol:
Week 3 - 0
To date - 0

Total Number of Fatal Motor Vehicle Collisions:
Week 3 - 0
To date - 0

Total Number of People Killed:
Week 3 - 0
To date - 0

Total Number of People Injured:
Week 3 - 3
To date - 5

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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