(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) kept very busy over the Victoria Day Long Weekend, working to protect people that were out on roads, waterways and trails throughout the province.
Sadly, a pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle collision with a distracted driver using a hand held communication device and one person drowned while canoeing. The drowning victim was reportedly not wearing a personal floatation device (PFD) at the time of the incident.
During the week-long campaign, OPP officers laid more than 15,000 charges which included 10,903 speeding charges, 104 street racing charges, 778 distracted driving charges, 141 impaired driving charges, 1,237 seat belt charges along with other charges under the Criminal Code of Canada and Highway Traffic Act. The OPP also issued 108 Warn Range suspensions to those whose Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) was in the .05 to .08 range.
Locally, the South Bruce OPP participated fully in the Canada Road Safety Week initiative. Officers laid over 200 charges including; 180 speeding charges, 6 distracted driving charges, 3 impaired driving charges, and 7 seat belt charges. 4 drivers received licence suspensions for a blood alcohol concentration in the warn range.