Renewed drinking and driving concerns amid results of Festive R.I.D.E. campaigns [Video]

It is a message we have been hearing for a long time – drinking and driving do not mix.

But the latest figures from recent Festive R.I.D.E. programs show it’s still a big problem.

Ontario Provincial Police said they conducted nearly 2,000 R.I.D.E check events throughout West Region and stopped more than 9,500 drivers.

Of those, 292 were allegedly impaired.

OPP said they also handed out 19 warnings to those who had a blood alcohol level within the suspension range.

OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said it’s never a good idea to get behind the wheel after even one alcoholic drink and stressed that bad decisions have consequences. 

“It’s very, very difficult for a police officer to go to a scene, to a call for service [and] realize that this person’s been seriously injured or killed as a result of an impaired driver when it simply could have been prevented by planning ahead.”

Sanchuk said Huron County …