(RENFREW, ON) – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) spent three days conducting enforcement of speeding laws with the OPP Aerial Enforcement Program (AEP). AEP officers were on Highway 17 near Campbell Drive in the Township of McNab/Braeside. From Friday to Sunday officers issued 104 speeding tickets, 1 suspended driver was charged, 1 person was charged with stunt driving, and 3 other Highway Traffic Act charges were laid.
AEP is conducted with an officer in an airplane measuring the speeds of vehicles on the Highway, and then directing an officer on the ground to stop the speeding motorist. During the program on Friday a citizen reported an erratic driver on Highway 17 nearby. The officer in the plane located the erratic driver and directed a cruiser on the ground to intercept the driver. This motorist was charged with careless driving.
The OPP Provincial Traffic Safety Program is dedicated to reducing or eliminating collisions by incorporating high visibility, professional traffic stops, measurable outcomes, and public education. Initiatives under the program address high risk behaviours involving occupant restraints, distracted driving, impaired driving, and aggressive driving which includes speeding. The majority of our fatal collisions involve these four behaviours.