by XPolice | Oct 11, 2019 | Durham Region, News, Toronto & Area
A troubled Toronto cop admitted to dangerous and impaired driving Wednesday after he crashed his 2017 Dodge Challenger into a parked pick-up truck in Whitby last spring. Matt Brewer, 39, pleaded guilty to both charges in front of Justice Peter West. Court heard that...
by XPolice | Oct 4, 2019 | News, Toronto & Area
After opting to enhance standards around its Vision Zero 2.0 program earlier this year, Toronto city council is now asking staff to address issues surrounding heavy trucks and school zone safety. Vision Zero is the City of Toronto’s road safety plan that focuses on...
by XPolice | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Toronto & Area
Ontario Provincial Police say a young driver is dead after he lost control on the ramp of Highway 401 in Scarborough. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told Global News that the incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday on the westbound ramp of Highway 401 to Warden Avenue....
by XPolice | Sep 24, 2019 | News, Toronto & Area
After a woman exiting a streetcar was struck by a dump truck on Bathurst street last Wednesday morning, there is a renewed effort to allow TTC cameras to help Toronto police investigate traffic violations. While external cameras on the transit vehicle captured the...
by XPolice | Sep 23, 2019 | News, Toronto & Area
Toronto police say they handed out 1,754 tickets to drivers during a back-to-school safety initiative within the first week of classes. In a release issued Monday morning, police said that between Sept. 3 and Sept. 6, officers were outside schools across the city...
by XPolice | Sep 13, 2019 | News, Toronto & Area
Three city councillors are calling for an increase of traffic safety in the area of Yonge and Eglinton following the death of a pedestrian on Tuesday. The incident occurred near Yonge Street and Erskine Avenue, near Eglinton Avenue, at around 10 a.m. Police said a...