by XPolice | Jul 5, 2019 | News, Provincial
The numbers are in and they’re bleak: this Canada Day long weekend was a “deadly” one on the roads according to the Ontario Provincial Police. In a video posted on Twitter, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the OPP investigated the death of nine people across the province —...
by XPolice | Jun 28, 2019 | News, Provincial
Ontario Provincial Police out in force targeting aggressive driving Ontario Provincial Police will have a zero tolerance stance on any aggressive driving this Canada Day long weekend. On Thursday, police announced the annual road safety blitz will target “the...
by XPolice | May 13, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
OPP joins police partners for Canada Road Safety Week (May 14-May 20) The Ontario Provincial Police have reported that 58 people have died on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year (Jan 1-May 5), down from 97 last year. Speed, alcohol and drugs, inattentive driving and...
by XPolice | Apr 29, 2019 | News, Provincial
Speeding was the number one offence Over the Easter long weekend, OPP laid more than 1000 charges against unbuckled drivers and passengers. A news release states: “While the OPP is pleased to report a zero fatality weekend on roads, officers focused on all...
by XPolice | Mar 11, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
The Ontario Provincial Police says more than 9,115 collisions on Ontario roadways were caused by an inattentive driver. Police laid 13,529 distracted driving charges last year against drivers on provincially-patrolled roads. OPP are launching a distracted driving...
by XPolice | Feb 21, 2019 | News, Provincial
Transport truck drivers were reported as being at-fault in just over half of the collisions over the two-year period All categories of fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads, waterways, and trails are down in 2018 when compared to the previous year. Roads There were 296...
