A few charges were laid locally over the holiday season.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police tell JJAM FM News that officers with the detachment conducted 211 RIDE events or checks during the annual Festive RIDE campaign - which ran from November 17th to January 2nd - with three drivers charged with a total of five impaired-related offences while a single "Warn Range" suspension was issued.
North East Region OPP (which includes Superior East) saw 68 drivers charged with a total of 113 impaired-related offences - plus 22 "Warn Range" suspensions and a "Zero Tolerance" suspension - while OPP across the province charged 812 drivers with a total of 1258 impaired driving offences and issued 208 "Warn Range" suspensions and 21 "Zero Tolerance" suspensions.