OPP East Festive Ride Campaign – Week 2 Results

Smiths Falls – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers across the East Region continue efforts to make the roads and highways safer over the holiday season.

We are beginning the third week of the annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign.

Officers from Quinte West to the Quebec boundary, and northwest through the Ottawa Valley, have conducted over 500 Festive RIDE programs since Thursday, November 20, 2025, stopping hundreds of drivers to ensure they were not impaired by alcohol or drugs.

The OPP has arrested and charged 49 drivers with being impaired behind the wheel. Each of those drivers had their licence suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days, plus they each have a scheduled court appearance.

In addition to the impaired driving arrests, officers have issued nine three-day licence suspensions for drivers who were found to be in the warn range on an approved roadside alcohol screening device.

The Festive RIDE campaign runs until January 1, 2026. Expect to see RIDE programs day or night, seven days a week.

If you suspect someone is driving impaired by drugs or alcohol, call 9-1-1. You could be saving lives.