Do you ever wonder why Police conduct RIDE programs during the day?

Constable Jeff Mercey of the South Bruce OPP says that a South Bruce officer was traveling northbound on Young Street in Walkerton at 12:30 p.m. on December 12, when the officer observed the vehicle in front weaving in the lane.

As a result the driver was stopped on Victoria Street.

The officer approached the driver and further investigation gave the officer grounds to arrest the male for impaired driving. The driver was transported to the Walkerton Detachment for Breath tests where it was revealed he had almost three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.

As a result a 55-year-old Durham man was placed under arrest and charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol.

He is to appear in Walkerton Court on February 13, 2007.
Mercey says that while this arrest was not made during a RIDE program, it tells its own story as to why Police conduct RIDE programs at any given time during the day and night.

Constable Jeff Walraven says Huron County OPP have been busy with RIDE programs as well.

“The first festive weekend had the Huron OPP busy with RIDE spot checks. Officers throughout the county completed checks and stopped a total of 1355 vehicles,” he says.

Officers issued three roadside tests, which resulted in two 12 hour suspensions being issued. They laid six charges under the Liquor license act, two under the Highway Traffic Act and one charge under the Controlled Substance Act.

“Impaired driving remains the leading criminal cause of death in Canada. OPP officers will be out in your neighborhood in an effort to remove the threat of the impaired driver, and reduce the death toll on Ontario roads,” he says.

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