More collisions, charges drive OPP to beef up efforts to nab impaired motorists
OPP says 385 people lost their lives in impaired-related crashes between 2018-2023
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The OPP says an increase in impaired-related crashes and charges show motorists are not getting the message about drunk and drugged driving.
As a result, officers will boost their enforcement efforts to arrest impaired drivers in an attempt to save lives, says the force.
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Impaired driving-related collisions steadily climbed — by 31% — between 2018-23 when compared to the previous five years, claiming the lives of 385 people on roads and highways patrolled by the OPP, according to the force.
Impaired driving charges are also up 33% over the same period.
The OPP noted that under Canada’s Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) law, drivers must comply with an officer’s demand for a breath sample, even in the absence of any suspicion that they have consumed alcohol.
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