(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is set to conduct a robust Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) enforcement campaign, with their latest traffic data fueling their resolve to reduce the number of transport truck-related deaths on Ontario roads. As officers gear up for Operation Corridor on all major truck routes in theContinue Reading
“Driver inattention at its worst,” says OPP Commissioner (TORONTO, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner J.V.N. (Vince) Hawkes announced charges at a news conference today that stem from three recent separate commercial transport truck collisions that claimed the lives of six people, including a 14-year-old boy. Two of the collisionsContinue Reading
SPEEDERS DRIVE ROAD DEATHS UP; OPP TO CRACK DOWN (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is pointing to speeding drivers as the number one cause in road fatalities so far this year, with the death toll in this category 76 per cent higher than this time lastContinue Reading
NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN FATALATIES ALREADY THE HIGHEST IN EIGHT YEARS (TORONTO, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has investigated an alarming number of pedestrian fatalities in 2016. Already 30 pedestrians have lost their lives this year in motor vehicle collisions. This is over 66% higher than the same periodContinue Reading