(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – The Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was kept busy over the long holiday weekend with over 160 calls for service. Along with those front line calls for service, officers were out in force looking for those who put lives at risk on our roadways. Again this long holiday weekend officers were on the lookout for the “BIG FOUR†factors including impaired driving, seatbelts, aggressive driving and distracted driving.
This weekend the Middlesex OPP laid numbers traffic related offences including:
Speeding Offences – 71
Seatbelt Offences – 2
Distracted Driving Offences- 1
Impaired Driving Offences – 3
Drug Related Offences – 2
Other Highway Traffic Act (HTA) Offences – 20
Hazardous Moving Violations – 5
Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act (CAIA) Offences – 3
The Middlesex OPP will continue to work with all community stake holders to insure we do our part to combat crime and promote traffic safety. If you see anyone who is putting the safety of others at risk you are encouraged to contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority. The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.