Speeding an Issue During OPP’s Long Weekend Traffic Campaign

Speeding an issue during OPP’s long weekend traffic campaign

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police handed out more than twice the number of speeding tickets they did last year during their Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign. From Aug. 1 to 4, Wellington County OPP officers stopped 149 vehicles and laid 71 speeding charges, up from 32 in 2024. According to an OPP press release,…

OPP target impaired, aggressive drivers during Civic weekend

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released the results of the Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign.Officers were out on area highways targeting negative driving behaviours that contribute to deaths, injuries and property damage on the roads.A total of 1,801 traffic stops were made in the West Region, and 1,425 charges were laid.Police also enforced Ontario's Move Over law, which requires all drivers to slow down when approaching em…

OPP lay 1,425 charges in west region over long weekend

West Region officers conducted 1,801 traffic stops during the campaign

Long weekend blitz sees Wellington OPP lay 94 charges

That’s up from 58 in 2024, with the biggest jump in speeding violations

OPP unveil Civic Holiday traffic campaign numbers

OPP officers across the province laid hundreds of impaired and thousands of speeding charges during the Civic Holiday Traffic Blitz.

OPP reveal civic holiday weekend traffic campaign results

(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The North West Region of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) completed the Civic Holiday long weekend traffic campaign from Friday, August 1 to Monday, August 4, 2025. Focusing on the “Big Four” – impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving (including speeding), and seatbelt compliance, the OPP […]