Norfolk Police Enforce Traffic Laws For Two Days – 28 Speeders, 5 Suspended Drivers, 9 Sticker Issues, etc

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County detachment conducted the third monthly Zero Tolerance – Zero Collisions campaign in an effort to address high collision areas throughout Norfolk County, Ontario.

Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 and Thursday, April 21, 2016, officers were highly visible and focused their efforts while on patrol on speed compliance, distracted driving, intersection compliance, and seatbelts non-compliance as the primary offences, as well as alcohol related offences.

The following areas were targeted through the use of analytics that identified high collisions areas within Norfolk County.

Norfolk Street North (Intersection with Davis Street)

Cockshutt Road (Intersection with Thompson Road)

Forestry Farm Road (Intersection with McDowell Road)

Brantford Road

As a result of targeted enforcement, police issued the following offences.

28 speeding charges

1 Careless driving

1 Bald tire

1 Defective safety chains

1 Fail to surrender trip inspection

1 No annual inspection

1 Plates not authorized

1 Operate commercial motor vehicle – fail to display

1 Slow moving vehicle over 40 km/hr

1 Start from parked – not in safety

5 Suspended drivers

2 no insurance

2 No insurance card

9 Validation stickers

1 (3) day suspension

“The Norfolk County OPP will continue with the Zero Tolerance – Zero Collisions campaign which will be conducted every month with the ultimate goal of saving lives and reducing collisions. Drivers putting their safety and innocent motorists at risk can expect to be charged,” comments Constable Ed Sanchuk, Norfolk County OPP.

Drivers need to slow down and put safety as a priority, every time they get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. People have the ability to help positively influence the behaviour change that is needed on the part of those drivers who still put other innocent drivers at risk The OPP will continue with education and enforcement on identified high collision areas within Norfolk County in hopes of reducing collisions.

“During the course of the campaign we still had drivers operating their vehicle with no regard for public safety. My officers are working as hard as ever to eliminate the senseless deaths that occur on our roadways and we are asking the public to get on board. We need everyone to make a firm commitment to good driving behaviour and obeying all of the laws of the road in order to keep everyone safe,” comments Inspector Zvonko Horvat, Norfolk County OPP Detachment Commander.

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