Chatham-Kent police were doing their part over the Thanksgiving long weekend to help make Canada’s roads safe.
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Traffic enforcement, including two RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot checks were held, resulting in two drivers being charged with impaired driving, during the national Operation Impact campaign aimed at making Canada’s roads the safest in the world, a police release said.
The impaired drivers each received a 90-day driver’s license suspension and had their vehicle impounded for seven days, police said.
A total of 137 tickets were issued for various offenses during the weekend, police said.
“This special weekend. . . initiative (is) designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways,” police said. “Educating the public in safe driving practices is a priority.”
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Operation Impact focused on behaviors that put drivers, passengers, and other road users most at risk, including impaired driving, seatbelt use and aggressive and distracted driving.
“This initiative has been strategically chosen, as it is a significant long weekend. More people are traveling, and traffic crashes are more frequent,” police said.
“Here in Chatham-Kent, we have witnessed deaths and serious injuries related to vehicle collisions,” police added. “We’ve lost moms, dads, sisters, brothers, loved ones, co-workers, and neighbors.”
Though Operation Impact campaign has ended, police remind motorists road safety remains a priority and officers will continue to focus on behaviors that put road users at risk.
“Road safety is literally in your hands, so please don’t let the impact of your decisions be a collision on our roads,” police said.
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