FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 15, 2018 4:05pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service will be conducting multiple RIDE programs throughout this week as a reminder that driving impaired by drugs or alcohol is illegal.
The RIDE programs include a MEGA Ride that will involve multiple police agencies as well as MADD representatives from the surrounding area. Officers will be screening drivers for impairment.
The Ottawa Police Service has 28 trained Drug Recognition Experts and more than 270 trained Standardized Field Sobriety Test officers who will detect impairment by alcohol, prescription and non-prescription drugs.
While cannabis may be legal as of October 17th, driving high is not. If you are charged with driving impaired by drugs, you face the same consequences as driving impaired by alcohol, which are a 90 days driver’s licence suspension, a 7 day vehicle impoundment and criminal charges.
If you plan on getting high and/or drunk, plan your ride home so we do not have to plan it for you!
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