FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 25, 2020 9:30am

(Ottawa) – Road safety continues to be a priority for the Ottawa Police Service. Frontline officers and the Ottawa Police Collision Investigations Unit has responded to three fatal collisions in the past two weeks and continue to charge impaired drivers.

We want to remind all road users to slow down, be aware of your surroundings, and respect all traffic signals and right of ways. Do your part in keeping our roads safe.

Since the beginning of September 2020, 53 people have been charged with impaired driving offences by drugs and/or alcohol and an additional 10 drivers have had their driving privileges suspended for having alcohol in their body but not yet above the legal limit (warn range).

In the past week alone we have seen 16 people charged with impaired driving.

Many of those were arrested following 9-1-1 calls by the public who observed driving behaviour that concerned them.

This is a reminder that impaired driving, by alcohol or drugs, remains illegal and endangers the lives of all road users. Make planning your ride home part of your plans.

If you suspect someone is driving impaired, call 9-1-1.

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