Fifty-three drivers are now facing a criminal charge as the 2025 OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign continues across West Region.

To date, West Region OPP officers have conducted 534 RIDE check events across 13 West Region detachments, with the following results:

• 53 impaired driving charges.
• 8 warn-range suspensions.

Since the start of the campaign, officers have laid 229 impaired driving charges and 23 warn-range suspensions in 1804 RIDE check events in OPP-patrolled areas across Ontario.

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

This year’s OPP Festive RIDE Campaign runs from November 20, 2025, to January 1, 2026. During the campaign, the public can expect an increased OPP presence on West Region roads and highways as officers conduct RIDE initiatives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the province.

The OPP remains committed to taking alcohol/drug-impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 9-1-1 to report it.

For more information on Canada’s impaired driving laws, click here: Impaired driving | ontario.ca