OPP issue over 8,000 tickets during the long weekend
Posted: 2024-08-09 07:21:49 By: thebay
The OPP ran a province-wide traffic safety campaign from Friday to Monday, targeting aggressive, distracted, and impaired drivers, as well as those not wearing seatbelts. They also enforced Ontario's Move Over Law.
During the campaign, officers issued 8,050 charges, including 4,040 for speeding, 235 for impaired driving, 125 for racing or stunt driving, and 69 for distracted driving. The OPP urges all drivers and passengers to be safe and responsible to help reduce road and trail fatalities.
