As New Year's Eve nears, Ontario Provincial Police are reminding everyone to celebrate safely.
Superior East OPP Community Safety Officer Constable Ashley Nickle reminds "we all have a role to play in keeping roads safe".
Nickle emphasizes impaired driving is one of the major causes of fatalities on the road.
Constable Nickle warns penalties for impaired driving include immediate licence suspension, vehicle impoundment, and expensive fines - even worse if convicted - and there is "zero tolerance" for young, novice, or commercial drivers, meaning zero alcohol in their blood while driving.
OPP will be out on the roads for the annual Festive RIDE campaign, which concludes this weekend.