Ontario Provincial Police are getting into the holiday spirit, launching their Festive RIDE campaign.
Superior East OPP Constable Trevor Tremblay says the campaign involves all police services across the province, intended to tackle alcohol or drug impaired driving with an increased police presence on local roads.
Noting the law now allows officers to take a breath sample whether or not they suspect a driver of drinking, Constable Tremblay warns such mandatory tests will be more frequent this year.
OPP say 56 people were killed in alcohol or drug-related collisions on OPP-patrolled roads last year, and emphasize that - every day - an average of four Canadians are killed and 175 injured in impairment-related crashes.
The Festive RIDE campaign starts tomorrow, running until January 2nd.