In camera rants shock Lambton councillors
Lambton drunk driving charges up as OPP gear up for RIDE season
November 15, 2024
As police across the province prepare for the Christmas season, there’s word the number of impaired driving charges in Lambton is climbing.
The West Region OPP say officers have conducted 10,170 RIDE check events 20 per cent more than last year at the same time.
So far in 2024, 10 people – including one in Lambton – have lost their lives in alcohol or drug related collisions in West Region, compared to 24 deaths in 2023 – a 58 per cent decrease.
Across southwestern Ontario OPP have laid over 2,384 impaired driving charges to date in 2024. Police say 148 charges were laid in Lambton, eight per cent more than a year before.
Police are urging holiday drivers not to drink and drive and also to report people driving erratically.
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