Saturday, December 8, 2001

QUIET FRIDAY NIGHT
Sault OPP report a very quiet night throughout the region with only a minor accident involving a deer near Thessalon being investigated overnight..

NORTH EAST REGION Festive R.I.D.E.
STOP 24,463 - CHARGE 11

(Northeastern Ontario) The Festive R.I.D.E. weekly results provide an invaluable opportunity to remind the public that drinking and driving continues to be a road safety issue.

During Week 1 of the North East Region Festive R.I.D.E. Initiative (Nov. 29 - Dec. 6, 2001) 24,463 vehicles were checked. OPP officers issued 22, 12-hour suspensions, 9 Administrative Driver's Licence Suspensions (ADLS) while 11 drivers were charged with impaired. Officers laid 83 other charges during the check point stops (CC, HTA, LLA etc.). There were 116 collisions across the region and two people died as a result of those collisions.

One of this week's road reports included this anecdote. An OPP officer who was conducting traffic control for the fatal collision on HWY 11 just outsi