NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be out on the roads as usual this Thanksgiving long weekend.
Operation Impact runs from Oct. 8-11, 2021. Officers will be conducting targeted enforcement in the areas of impaired drivers, seatbelt usage, aggressive driving and distracted driving. Traditionally, this weekend provides for some of the heaviest traffic volumes of the year. Huronia West officers will be doing their part to support this national traffic safety campaign.
Unfortunately, some people are still not getting the message.
During a three-day period over the weekend of October 1-3, 2021, one officer charged 8 people with stunt driving offences. Seven of these eight vehicles were travelling on Highway 26, a major artery in our community. The top speed was 145 km/hr in an 80 km/hr zone by a driver who had previously been convicted of stunt driving. A second driver who was travelling at 133 km/hr in an 80 km/hour zone had just been charged for stunt driving this past July as well as in April of 2018. A third driver was stopped for 139 km/hour. This driver had a pending driver's license suspension for excessive demerit points, having 17 on his record at the time of the stop.
Speed kills. There have already been 208 deaths on OPP patrolled roads this year. Huronia West officers will be doing their part along with their policing partners, to support Canada's Road Safety Strategy.
The Huronia West OPP is wishing everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving weekend. By all doing our part and working together you can help keep the roads safe.
If you suspect an impaired driver or see unsafe driving call 911, or contact the OPP at 1--888-310-1122.
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