York1’s official proposal have “no significant changes” say Chatham-Kent officials
Fewer impaired charges, fewer RIDE checks this Christmas
January 3, 2025
Lambton OPP conducted about half the RIDE Checks over the 2024 Christmas season as they did in 2023.
The OPP released RIDE statistics from across Western Ontario Friday. In all, OPP officers conducted 1,938 checks in 13 detachments laying 292 impaired driving charges and issuing 19 warnings.
That’s down from 2023, when there were 2,446 checks and over 350 impaired driving charges laid.
In Lambton this year, there were 125 RIDE checks netting 22 impaired driving charges and six warnings. That’s down from 246 checks over Christmas in 2023 and 44 charges with 12 warnings.
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