Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region say impaired driving, distracted driving and seatbelt related charges increased over last year on the August long weekend.
OPP say over 1,600 charges were laid in the west region Aug. 2-5.
In an Aug. 7 media release through the OPP News Portal, OPP West Region detailed the charges laid throughout the long weekend as follows:
- Speeding: 732
- Seat Belts: 170
- Distracted Driving: 31
- Impaired driving: 45
- Stunt driving: 24
- Fail to Move Over:13
- Liquor Licence and Control Act (traffic-related): 23
- Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act: 100
- Off-Road Vehicles Act: 1
- Cannabis Control Act: 8
- Canada Shipping Act (small vessel regulations): 26
- Other Criminal Code traffic-related charges: 13
- Other provincial traffic-related charges: 438
Brant OPP say of the over 1,600 charges laid over the weekend they laid 27 speeding charges, one impaired driving charge, three compulsory automobile insurance act charges, and 10 other highway Traffic Act charges.
