Nine Ottawa motorists were charged with impaired driving during roadside checks over the holidays, Ontario Provincial Police said Monday.
As well, 17 drivers were issued licence suspensions ranging from three to 30 days for blood-alcohol levels in the “warning” zone between 50 and 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
The OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign ran from Nov. 24 to Jan. 2. East Region OPP officers conducted 2,308 Festive RIDE checks throughout Eastern Ontario, including in and around Ottawa.
Across Eastern Ontario, impaired charges dropped to 87 from 116 last year. However, suspensions for warning-zone readings rose to 105 from 96 in in the 2013/14 campaign.
