How big is the offense if one drives drunk in toronto?

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Manjeet Singh

Here's legal consequences of conviction in a drunk/impaired driving case.

http://www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca/drinking-driving-1.html" rel="nofollow">LINK

This is only if you don't hit anyone. God forbid you do, you may spend your life in jail.

Honestly, this is one of the stupidest things one can do.

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Very strict law. I guess drinking at home would be the right option.

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Manjeet Singh

You got that right, tiger! Drinking at home and then calling a cab in case you need to go somewhere.

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yep dont want you running over one of my kids. Call a cab...please!!!

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This is common slogan govt is using:

Don't Drink and Drive!

I read somewhere twisted form:


Don't Drink and Drive, your glass with overflow!!

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Drunk driving suspects on Web
Seven charged by Durham police
Force hopes to deter behaviour


STAN JOSEY AND CAL MILLAR
STAFF REPORTERS

As an extra incentive to stop people from drinking and driving, Durham Region police are publishing the names of those charged with drunk driving on their Web site.

The first list, published yesterday at http://www.DRPS.ca as part of weekend R.I.D.E. statistics, contains the names, ages and hometowns of seven people — five men and two women. They were charged during police checks on 2,400 vehicles in various Durham municipalities on the first weekend of the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere program this holiday season.

Two of those on the list who were contacted by the Star said they were unhappy about having their names publicized on the police Web site.

"I have older teenage kids and I don't want them to know about this," said a 32-year-old Whitby mother of five children.

"It was a stupid thing — I couldn't get a cab for 20 minutes and I was literally a 30-second drive from home," said the woman, who was pulled over by police early Sunday morning.

She said she had been out for a "few drinks" with a female friend and wasn't even aware of the R.I.D.E. program. "I didn't even know why we were being stopped, that's how dumb I am."

The woman, who holds only a learner's permit, was not supposed to consume any alcohol while driving, so she faces an additional charge.

A 21-year-old North York man said publishing his name on the Internet "seems like an invasion of privacy." He said he had been clubbing in downtown Whitby when he and some friends decided to get something to eat at about 2 a.m.

"I didn't think I had too much to drink, but I guess I blew over," the full-time student said. "I won't be doing that again."

Police spokesperson Sergeant Paul Malik said the force hopes this latest move will make people think twice about getting behind the wheel after drinking.

"Anyone charged with a criminal offence is in the public domain," Malik said. "We can't see any reason why their names should not be publicized."

The Durham police Web site gets about 40,000 visits a day from Internet surfers. In the past, the police service has posted names of people charged with operating marijuana grow houses and those caught picking up prostitutes.

In Peel Region, police have provided the names of motorists charged during R.I.D.E. checks to local newspapers for several years and are continuing to do so this year.

In York Region, police have been listing the names of all individuals charged with criminal offences, including those charged with drinking and driving, on their Web site for several years. They don't, however, indicate whether motorists have been charged as a result of a R.I.D.E. stop and there are no plans to do so.

Halton Region police will release the names of those charged with alcohol-related offences during R.I.D.E, but only upon request, Sergeant Val Hay said last night.

Toronto police don't plan to release the names of any drivers as part of its R.I.D.E. program.

"We are not doing it right now," Sergeant Devin Kealey said. "I can't speculate as to when, if ever, we will. The R.I.D.E. program seems to be working well for us and that is what we are going to keep going with."

Toronto police and police forces across Ontario will be operating spot checks at random locations until Jan. 1.

With files from Bob Mitchell and Emily Mathieu