Ontario Provincial Police detachments in Northeastern Ontario collectively laid 46 impaired driving charges.
Among the 12 detachments in the OPP’s North East Region, the impaired charges breakdown like this:
- Almaguin Highlands (Burk's Falls) - 5
- East Algoma (Elliot Lake, Thessalon, Blind River) - 2
- James Bay (Kapuskasing, Hearst, Cochrane, Moosonee) - 8
- Kirkland Lake - 1
- Manitoulin (Little Current, Gore Bay, Espanola) - 7
- Nipissing West (Sudbury, Noelville, Cache Bay) - 5
- North Bay (North Bay, Mattawa, Powassan) - 1
- South Porcupine (South Porcupine, Iroquois Falls) - 2
- Sault Ste Marie - 1
- Superior East (Wawa, Chapleau, Hornepayne, White River, Foleyet) - 1
- Temiskaming (New Liskeard, Englehart, Temagami) - 10
- West Parry Sound - 3
Of the 46 occurrences, OPP said 21 were officer-initiated traffic stops, four were from a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program, 15 were traffic complaints from the public and six were officers responding to collisions.
Thirty of the drivers charged were impaired by the consumption of alcohol, while 16 drivers were impaired as a result of the consumption of a drug.
Drivers are reminded that no amount of alcohol or drugs in your system is safe when operating a vehicle. If you suspect someone is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, call 911 to report it.
