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Festive RIDE campaign Underway

Ontario Provincial Police and their annual Festive RIDE campaign are back in force.

The campaign targets drivers who may be alcohol or drug-impaired.

Police enter this year with some enhanced tools and authorities. Officers with an approved screening device who pull over a driver can now demand a breath sample without having reasonable suspicion the driver has alcohol in their body.

OPP also have drug screening equipment which can detect cannabis and cocaine in a driver’s saliva.

The campaign runs through to January 2.

 

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  • Randy Thoms is a veteran news broadcaster with over 40 years' experience. He is based in Fort Frances and covers stories across northwestern Ontario. Contact Randy at thoms.randy@radioabl.ca.

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