Wellington OPP laid over 100 impaired driving charges in 2022, slightly more than in 2021.
Tickets were handed to 119 drivers in 2022.
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OPP released the statistics ahead of this year’s Festive Ride campaign beginning a week from Thursday. The initiative aims to combat impaired driving.
OPP said 18 people died in impaired-driving incidents in the West Region, compared with the 32 lives lost the year before.
To date, West Region OPP detachments have conducted more than 7,100 Ride Checks, a 166 per cent increase from the previous year.
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