HURON-BRUCE – OPP in Huron and Bruce counties laid over 300 charges during the recent Labour Day weekend road safety campaign, which ran from Sept. 2-5.
According to a release from the OPP, officers paid close attention to the “Big 4” causal factors in serious collisions on OPP patrolled roadways: impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and failing to wear a seatbelt.
Huron County OPP officers laid a total of 226 charges during the traffic safety initiative, including:
– 164 speeding charges;
– 54 other provincial traffic charges;
– seven seat belt charge; and
– one impaired driving charge.
Over the long weekend, Huron County OPP also investigated 10 motor vehicle collisions, two of which were rollover collisions. A third crash involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck. The motorcycle operator sustained serious injuries in the crash.
South Bruce OPP officers laid 107 charges during the traffic safety initiative, including:
– 93 speeding charges;
– one stunt driving charge; and
– five compulsory automobile insurance charges.
South Bruce OPP also investigated six motor vehicle collisions. One had minor injuries reported, and the other five collisions had no injuries reported.
Across the West Region, OPP laid more than 1,000 charges. Thirty-nine were for impaired driving, 941 for speeding, nine for distracted/inattentive driving, and 62 failure to wear a seat belt charges.
Police wish to remind drivers that so far in 2022, 36 people have died on OPP-patrolled roads in seat belt-related fatal crashes across the province. In the past 10 years, 542 people have died in seat belt-related fatal collisions in Ontario.
OPP reminds the public that it only takes a few seconds to buckle up. A properly worn seat belt greatly increases the chances of surviving a motor vehicle collision.
Police also advise that no amount of alcohol or drugs in your system is safe when driving. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 911 to report it.
