High Drunk Driving Rates in NW Ontario - Report

A published report suggests northwestern Ontario has the worst drunk driving rates in Ontario.

Global News bases its findings on the number of convictions of impaired driving between June 2010 and June 2011.

The west part of the Rainy River district came in 3.5 convictions for every one thousand drivers.

While the area to the east came in with a rating of 3.3.

The Fort Frances area had a rating of 2.6.

The provincial average was 1.7