Impaired/Over 80 – All Terrain Vehicle
July 11, 2015
Time – approximately 4:40 pm.
Location – Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Township
On July 11, 2015, while on routine patrol in the Town of Cardinal, police observed a red ATV 4-wheeler being operated on Victoria St. The ATV was traveling northbound on Victoria when observed by police before being stopped on Walker St. in a private drive. Police spoke with the driver and lone occupant on the ATV and detected a strong odor of alcohol. The driver failed the roadside test and was arrested for exceed 80. He was transported to the Prescott Detachment where he provided samples of his breath. A 56 year old male from Edwardsburgh Cardinal Township has been charged with Exceed 80, Drive while under Suspension, Unlawfully drive on Highway, Fail to surrender evidence of insurance, Fail to surrender permit and drive with no plate. He is to appear in Brockville Court at a later date.
ALCOHOL, CAPSIZED BOATS, NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT COMMON THEMES IN SUMMER RECREATION DEATHS
(SMITH FALLS, ON) – With summer underway, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is sharing some fatality statistics associated with two of Eastern Ontario’s most popular summer recreational activities. Sadly, East Region has been particularly hard hit this year with five off road vehicle deaths and five recent drowning deaths.
The OPP is reminding residents and summer tourists in the area to be focused on safe boating practices and off road vehicle operation.
A ten-year snapshot into boating and off-road incidents investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has revealed that capsized boats and lack of safety equipment have been the most common factors in fatal boating incidents while alcohol leads the list of factors in off-road vehicle incidents (ORV).
Over the past ten years (2005 – 2014), 276 people have lost their lives in boating incidents with 226 of the deceased not wearing life jackets. Sadly, many of these victims may have survived had they chosen to wear this important lifesaving equipment.
“Our data could not make it any clearer that the risks to all and the consequences for some do not change from year-to-year when mixing boating and off-roading with alcohol or drugs, driving carelessly, and not being equipped or prepared to survive an unexpected life-threatening turn of events on the water and on the trails,”
OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair, Provincial Commander, Traffic Safety and Operational Support.
“East Region members of the OPP are committed to public safety and would like to remind everyone that we will be patrolling the highways, trails and waterways daily to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable summer. Safety is a full time job, don’t make it a part time practice”.
OPP Chief Superintendent Daniel Redmond, Region Commander East Region.