Lambton OPP cruiser. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Melanie Irwin)Lambton OPP cruiser. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Melanie Irwin)
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Impaired Driving Numbers On Pace With Last Year

The number of impaired drivers in the West Region is up 20 per cent from last year according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

Locally however, Lambton County has not seen an increase.

Constable Todd Monaghan says although numbers haven't risen over the last year, they haven't dropped either. Monaghan says the area is right on pace with 90 charges so far in 2014, the exact same as the previous year.

Between November 23 and December 4, the Ontario Provincial Police charged 215 people with impaired, over 80 or refusal. 71 of those were in the West Region, up from 42 the previous year,

The OPP's Festive R.I.D.E program continues through the holiday season.

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