A busy long weekend for OPP across the West Region who responded to a total of 4800 calls for service which included two fatal crashes with over 1600 charges laid.
Police were out during the provincial traffic safety campaign with a focus on distracted driving, impaired driving, seat belt usage, aggressive driving and Ontario’s Move Over Law.
Total charges laid included;
- Speeding: 732
- Seat Belts: 170
- Distracted Driving: 31
- Impaired driving: 45
- Stunt driving: 24
- Fail to Move Over:13
- Liquor Licence and Control Act (traffic-related): 23
- Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act: 100
- Off-Road Vehicles Act: 1
- Cannabis Control Act: 8
- Canada Shipping Act (small vessel regulations): 26
- Other Criminal Code traffic-related charges: 13
- Other provincial traffic-related charges: 438
OPP Marine Units were also out on the waterways ensuring boaters were wearing life jackets and checked to make sure operators were qualified and had all required safety equipment on board.