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More than 10,000 impaired driving charges laid in Ontario this year: OPP
- Ontario has experienced a 16% increase in impaired driving incidents and a 10% increase in crashes involving impaired drivers compared to last year.
- In 2023, there were 397 fatalities in crashes, with 49 of them caused by alcohol or drug impairment. This is the highest number of fatal crashes in the province since 2004.
- Despite favorable weather conditions, OPP Sergeant Kerry Schmidt urges drivers to stay cautious to avoid further fatalities.
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'Only one story': Father of man killed by drunk driver speaks as OPP announce 10,000 charges this year
The father of one victim killed by a drunk driver says it's a tragedy that "didn't have to happen." Ontario Provincial Police say they laid 10,000 impaired driving charges in 2023, an increase of 16 per cent from the year before.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
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- 78% of the sources lean Left
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L 78%
C 17%
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