(WOLFE ISLAND, ON) – A weekend traffic initiative, including RIDE programs, on Wolfe Island, has resulted in multiple charges including one driver who was charged with impaired.
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, members of the East Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME)Team spent several hours on Wolfe Island.
They conducted two RIDE programs, checking a total of 324 vehicles, as well as numerous traffic stops.
One driver was stopped during a RIDE program and an approved roadside alcohol screening device was utilized. The individual was arrested and transported to the Kingston Police Headquarters for additional testing.
As a result of the investigation, Philip BIRD, age 75 of Wolfe Island has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Driving while under suspension
- Driving with liquor readily available
The individual was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on October 28, 2025. Their driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.
One other driver was issued a three-day suspension as a result of registering a warning on the roadside alcohol screening device.
As a result of the RIDE programs and traffic stops, officers also laid charges for:
- Three seatbelt violations
- Driving without a licence
- Failing to provide a driver’s licence
- Having liquor readily available
- Having an obstructed windshield
- Using an unauthorized licence plate
- Having an unnecessarily noisy vehicle
- Driving a vehicle with no catalytic converter (contrary to emissions regulations)
- Pulling an unlicensed trailer
One vehicle was taken off the road after being determined to be unfit for the road.
While OPP officers can’t be everywhere, we can be anywhere. If members of the public suspect someone is driving impaired, or is driving dangerously, putting lives in danger, they should call 9-1-1. To report all other incidents, call 1-888-310-1122.