West Region OPP report Festive RIDE campaign results

(LONDON, ON) - Members of the West Region OPP issued nearly 300 impaired driving charges during the 2024-25 OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign which ran from Nov. 21, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025.

In that time, officers conducted 1,938 RIDE checks across 13 West Region detachments, with the following results:
 

• 292 impaired driving charges
• 19 warn-range suspensions

Last year, officers laid 353 impaired charges and 55 warn-range suspensions, following 2,446 RIDE checks during the campaign.

Detachment-specific figures are in the chart below:



The Festive RIDE campaign is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed at taking impaired drivers off Ontario roads during the holiday season.

The OPP remains committed to removing alcohol/drug-impaired drivers from the roadways, through enforcement and public education. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 911 to report it.