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stouffville suntribune thursday nov 29 200721 think before you drive victims daughter pleads byjoefantauzzi staff writer three years to the day after her father was killed by a drunk driver roxana bancea stood before the media spotlight and said she hopes people get the message about not climbing into a car when impaired she admitted she was nervous to speak publicly when the idea was proposed after her father ion mihaila was killed a short distance from where those on the front lines of the impaired driving battle discussed the annual ride message inside cardinal golf club in king town ship she started paying closer attention to the news i realized that we were not the only ones who suffered ms ban cea said i hope the organizations and police and media will have the funds and the power to send the message in a voice that often cracked with grief ms bancea said she was still a kid before her dad died he was a very dedicated grand dad for my sons she said for me there was a sense of him being proud of whatever i achieved his personality was very outspoken i think he would have loved to be here he loved public gatherings he had lots of friends and he was a very social person with a great sense of humour the ride program so familiar to motorists began 30 years ago in etobicoke this years crackdown in york region launched tuesday is dedi cated to mr mihaila york regional police chief armand la barge said he suspects were still living in a one more for the road society in todays day and age wed like to see the numbers at least going down the reality is here in york region theyre going up chief la barge said this is partially due to yorks aggressive program which uses yearround enforcement a heli copter and resident tips to stop impaired driving he said but the numbers wouldnt be- up if the impaired drivers werent on the streets more than 2 million canadians drive impaired every year chief la barge said we know impaired driving is no accident its a selfish senseless and a completely criminal act that kills on average four canadians each and every day and seriously injures 200 more he said last year the festive ride program resulted in 30 impaired drivingrelated charges and five impairedbydrug charges so far this year three people have been killed in crashes where alcohol was a contributing factor according to police impaired driving can potentially touch every person madd cana das york region chapter president margaret williams said no one is immune she said this is your opportunity to take a stand and say enough following the ride mckoff traf fic began backing up on hwy 9 as officers set up an impaired driv ing spot check shock disbelief and denial often result from news a family member has died in a crash traffic sgt brad buhner said thafs one of the hardest parts of policing sgt buhner said being the bearer of that kind of news is hard to describe you know that when those words come out of your mouth it is going to change this persons life forever their life will never be the same ontario provincial police have also launched a holiday season ride program which will run until jan 2 stouffville churches welcome you parkview village 12184 ninth line south sunday sunday december 2nd 2007 rev ken smith oak ridges brethren in christ church 700 pm stouffville pentecostal church 6853 main street sunday december 2 2007 1000 am the better way pastor earl mcnutt tuesday 700 pm illuminate grades 912 wednesday 700 pm kidz club ages 5grade 5 call church at 9056405696 for information wwwspckidsca springvale j baptist church w- m stouffville rd at kennedy rd w 9058875651 wwwspringvaleorg senior pastor youth family student ministries childrens ministries counselling services bob flemming jay sandiford alex street sharon russell karla kamerman december 2nd 2007 945 am communion celebration service pastor jay sandiford 1111 am sunday school for all ages 600 pm fellowship groups cv hadvcct at middlefleld collegiate nsikv c j 1 525 higjigen ave 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