Police are partnering with restaurants that have drive-thrus, in an effort to reduce impaired driving in Burlington.
Halton Regional Police launched #ProjectDriveThru on Thursday morning, which aims to educate employees on the signs of impairment, and encourages them to call 911 if they sense something’s not right with a driver.
Const. Dave Stewart says the message is “see something, say something.”
He adds that the program gives police “more eyes and ears” in the community.
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Stewart adds that he has spoken with 38 Burlington restaurants with drive-thrus, all of which have agreed to participate in the program.
One hundred forty-four motorists were charged with impaired driving in Burlington last year. Stewart says 10 of those cases were called in to police by restaurant employees.
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