MADD Windsor and Essex County is hoping to expand a Windsor campaign aimed at fighting impaired driving into Essex, Amherstburg and LaSalle.
The campaign is a partnership with Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers and encourages the public to report suspected impaired driving by calling 911. MADD Canada said that impaired driving is a leading criminal cause of death in Canada and every impaired driving crash is preventable. They said all Canadians can play a role in keeping our roads safe and reduce impaired driving crashes, deaths, and injuries by calling 911 and reporting suspected impaired drivers to police.
“We are thrilled and excited for this new partnership with Crime Stoppers," said Chaouki Hamka, community leader for the local group of MADD Canada. "Crime Stoppers allows persons to report information about criminal activity including impaired driving offences and this falls in line with Campaign 911 and its purpose.”
Windsor police said vehicle description, licence plate number, and direction of travel must be provided when calling.
MADD said on average, there are 3.5 deaths and 207 injuries each day in Canada as a result of impaired driving. MADD adds that effective 911 programs have been shown to increase arrest rates for impaired driving by 30 per cent on average.
