US EditionEnforcement Blitz Nabs Speeders
WEST REGION, ONTARIO, AUG 7 – The Ontario Provincial Police laid 1,425 charges during 1,801 traffic stops targeting speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, and seatbelt violations over the Civic Holiday weekend.
- The Ontario Provincial Police conducted a Civic Holiday traffic campaign from August 1 to 4, 2025, across the West Region, including Wellington County.
- The campaign targeted speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, seatbelt violations, and enforcement of Ontario's Move Over law to reduce traffic collisions.
- Officers made 1,801 traffic stops and laid 1,425 charges, including 625 speeding, 148 seatbelt, 10 distracted driving, 47 impaired driving, and 19 failing to move over charges.
- The number of collisions dropped nearly 65% compared to the same period last year, with only five collisions reported and no fatalities during the blitz.
- These results suggest the campaign effectively curbed dangerous driving behaviors, contributing to improved road safety across the West Region.
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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,…
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