The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Sept. 29, edition that police in Ontario will soon be
able to suspend the licences of
drug-impaired drivers, with the
same penalties that drunk drivers
face.
A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that starting on Sunday, drivers
impaired by drug use will face a
$180 fine and a licence suspension
of three days for the first
occurrence, then seven days for
the second time and 30 days for
subsequent ones after failing
roadside physical co-ordination
tests.
Further testing of bodily fluids
could lead to a 90-day licence suspension
and drivers having their
vehicle impounded for a week.
Other penalties could include
mandatory education or treatment
programs or an ignition interlock.
Drivers could still be charged
criminally with impaired driving,
but Ontario is implementing
these new rules to give police
more tools to immediately get
impaired drivers off the roads.
Criminal convictions for
impaired driving come with sentences
of up to five years, reports CP.
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