NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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During the month of April 2021, officers from the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have responded to public complaints of motorists and commercial vehicles speeding and other related traffic violations on area roadways.
Calls to the OPP Communications Centre and through the OPP Online Reporting have been recorded and acted upon as follows:
- Officers attended 36 complaint areas and issued 140 tickets and warned 75 drivers for their driving violations
- 117 hours of focused patrol in these noted areas
Officers also provided 15 hours of R.I.D.E. check stops at 19 locations checking 540 vehicles for signs of impairment.
Speeding along with other offences under the Highway Traffic Act carry licence suspensions some of which are issued on the spot along with automatic vehicle impoundment. For more information please click on the following Ministry of Transportation link- (ADLS).
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