NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police Traffic Management Unit conducted a targeted traffic safety enforcement initiative in the Township of Centre Wellington.
This traffic safety initiative focused primarily on commercial motor vehicle offences and the 'Big 4' offences (speeding/aggressive drive, distracted driving, impaired driving and seatbelt usage), which are the most common contributing factors to death, serious injury and property damage on our roads and highways.
Officers laid a total of 51 charges during the course of this traffic safety initiative:
- Commercial motor vehicle offences: 29
- Speeding: 12
- Distracted driving: 2
- Fail to properly wear seatbelt: 2
- Other highway traffic act offences: 6
- Total warnings: 6
Three commercial motor vehicles were taken out of service due to critical safety defects.
Members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit will be conducting multiple one-day targeted traffic safety initiatives in different communities throughout Wellington County.
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