Frontline Patrol Officers charge 10 Drivers with Impaired Operation Overnight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday October 30, 2022  3 pm

(Ottawa) – Overnight, Frontline Patrol Officers charged 10 drivers with impaired operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Eight of the incidents occurred in downtown Ottawa and two in the city’s west end.

Some of the arrests were the result of collisions, other impaired drivers were stopped because alert members of the public called police.

Road safety is a priority of the Ottawa Police Service and impaired drivers put all road users at risk.

Operating a vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol is a criminal offence and can result in fines, suspended driver’s licences and even imprisonment.

Patrol officers remain diligent in enforcing traffic laws and regulations, but the public can help. If you see someone who may be driving while intoxicated, please call 9-1-1.

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