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226 charges laid during Huron County OPP’s Canada Day Road Safety Week

From June 25 to July 3, police focused on factors that lead to serious collisions, like speeding and distracted driving

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The results are in from Huron County OPP’s Canada Day Road Safety Week campaign, as officers laid a total 226 charges from June 25 to July 3.

Focusing on factors that lead to serious collisions, police handed out 164 charges for speeding, seven for driving without a seatbelt and one for impaired operation.

Police also investigated a total of 34 crashes during the campaign, including two fatal collisions: one in Exeter involving a 17-year-old and one in Hensall involving a 27-year-old.