NRP Charge 21 with Impaired Driving

Wednesday, 23 November 2022 16:33

By Linda Morgan

NRP release latest list of impaired driving offenders.

Twenty-one people are facing impaired driving charges following a series of RIDE checkpoints in Niagara.

The arrests were made between November 7th and the 20th.

The offenders range from 19 to 59 years old.

Charges were laid for driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol, or refusing to provide a breath or blood sample.

Each person also received a 90 day license suspension.

According to the NRP, impaired driving is the leading cause of criminal deaths in Canada.

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