NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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During the months of May and June 2022, uniform officers from the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have responded to public complaints of motorists and commercial vehicles speeding and other related traffic violations on area roadways.
Calls to the OPP Communications Centre and through the OPP Online Reporting have been recorded and acted upon as follows:
- Officers investigated 147 reported collisions with the highest frequency being on Wednesdays.
- Officers attended 55 complaint areas and issued 957 tickets and warned 41 drivers for their driving infractions.
- Officers conducted RIDE check stops at 22 various locations, checking 730 vehicles for signs of impairment.
- 15 persons were charged with impaired driving after investigation with the greatest incidence of this offence occurring on Sundays.
- Four drivers were charged for a stunt driving offence — exceeding the posted speeds limits as follows with the introduction of the Moving Ontario More Safety Act, also known as the MOMS Act, to increase road safety.
The first change is an increase in the previous seven-day vehicle impoundment period to 14 days.
The second change is the introduction of a lower speed threshold for street racing offenders on municipal roads. On roads with a posted speed limit of less than 80 km/h, drivers caught travelling 40 km/h over the speed limit face racing/stunt driving charges. (The previous limit was 50 km/h over the speed limit.)
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