NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) - From April 2 to April 5, 2021, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took part in the Province-wide seatbelt campaign. Officers laid a total of 110 charges during the course of this traffic safety campaign:
- Fail to properly wear seatbelt: 27
- Speeding: 71
- Distracted driving: 7
- Stunt driving: 3
- Careless driving: 1
- Fail to yield: 1
"Members of the Wellington County O.P.P. were out on Wellington County roadways over the Easter Long weekend conducting enforcement and monitoring traffic to help ensure that safe driving practices were maintained by all road users. We are pleased to see that the vast majority of drivers are making a conscious effort to drive in a safe manner. Particularly concerning is the 27 drivers and occupants charged for not wearing seatbelts. Mandatory usage of seatbelts has been the law for 45 years. Statistics have shown that 92.8 per cent of drivers and occupants do wear their seatbelts. Yet, unbelted drivers and passengers are still vastly over represented in fatal and serious injury collisions. Wellington O.P.P. remains committed to strict enforcement of our provincial seatbelt laws." - Sergeant Darryl Porterfield, Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit.
The OPP conducts traffic law enforcement year round as part of its commitment to saving lives on Ontario roads, waterways and trails.
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