Woodstock Police will be keeping a close eye on the roads this long weekend with Operation Impact.
WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Police will be taking part in Operation Impact this long weekend.
Constable Nikki VanLeeuwen says Officers will be cracking down on drinking and driving with RIDE programs set up across the City.
"We are definitely having RIDE checks, we are going to be doing some of the daytime morning RIDE spot checks as well for people that consume alcohol and don't wait enough time for it to leave their system, so watch in the morning, police will be stopping you."
They will also be targeting speeders and distracted drivers. Operation Impact happens on the Thanksgiving Weekend every year because more people are out on the roads travelling. It hits close to home in Woodstock after Baby Alex Fleming was killed in a crash in 2008 on the October long weekend by an impaired driver.
"A family lost a baby boy in a crash back in 2008 to an impaired driver, our focus, we are going to have a lot of attention on distracted driving and looking for people using their cell phones specifically."

Cheer On the Blue Jays with the Norwich Optimist Club!
Local Organizations Receive Funds from Province
Wildfires Burning Across Northern Ontario
Arrests, Charges and Seizures Happen in Woodstock
WFD Reminding of Open-Air Burns
Woodstonian Wins 50 Grand
South-West Oxford Candidate Profile - Isaiah Friend
News Poll: Post Season Prediction for the Toronto Blue Jays
UPDATE: Air Quality Warning Upgraded to Orange Level
Tim Hortons Camp Day Arrives in Oxford County
Public Meeting for Homelessness Support Centre Tonight
Chalk Mural in Memory of Tori Stafford
SUV vs. Horse and Buggy Crash in Norwich Township
Zorra Township Candidate Profile - Nicole Barnett
Introducing the Sip & Stroll Society of Norwich
Operation Safe Driver Underway
Five OTF Grant Recipients in Oxford
Assault and Arson Charges Laid in Tillsonburg
Another Successful Camp 85 in Blandford-Blenheim
Blandford-Blenheim Candidate Profile - Mark Peterson