OPP across Central Region laid 2,568 traffic-related charges between June 25th and July 3rd.
The weeklong campaign was designed to save lives and reduce injuries on Ontario’s roads, trails, and waterways with a special focus on safety equipment.
Officers across Central Region worked very hard to ensure everyone’s safety this long weekend.
During the campaign, officers were highly visible as they focused on safety equipment, such as helmets, lifejackets, and seatbelts.
Although properly worn safety equipment was the focus of this campaign, enforcement was not limited to just equipment.
Charges laid in Central Region include:
- Speeding – 1331
- Various Highway Traffic Act / Hazardous Moving Violations – 863
- Stunt Driving – 31
- Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol – 63
- Suspensions – warning range on Approved Roadside Screening Device – 10
- Distracted Driving – 26
- Seatbelts (motor vehicle) – 179
- Seatbelts (off-road vehicle) – 6
Marine:
- PFD/Life Jacket – 44
Off-Road Vehicles
- No helmet – 6
OPP officers conducted 2746 traffic stops ramping up enforcement and education regarding the presence and use of lifesaving equipment to help ensure Ontarians traveled safely on and off the road.
As summer has arrived, the OPP is counting on everyone to comply with all traffic, off-road and marine laws.
Doing so will go a long way toward reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on roads, waterways and trails.
Central Region Officers worked hard ensuring our #Ontario roads were safe this #CanadaDay2022 laying 2568 traffic-related charges. Pls comply with traffic, off-road and marine laws. It will go a long way toward reducing deaths and serious injuries on roads, water and trails ^tp pic.twitter.com/SG7gtVnLVP
— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) July 4, 2022
#OPP members across #Ontario issued more than 14,000 traffic & marine charges over the long weekend. Highly disturbing findings include 318 impaired drivers, the huge number of speeding drivers and a lack of mandatory #safety gear being used by many boaters. Please be #safe. pic.twitter.com/uXuMbV0v3l
— Thomas Carrique (@OPPCommissioner) July 4, 2022