OPP Reporting Eight Fatalities Over Long Weekend

Wednesday, 9 August 2023 13:02

By Linda Morgan

Thousands of charges laid

The OPP says it was a "tragic" long weekend on highways.

There were eight fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads.

Six were killed in road collisions, one in an off road vehicle crash, and one in a boating incident.

During this weekend's traffic blitz, over 7,000 charges were laid.

There were 4,341 charges laid for speeding, 369 for lack of a seatbelt, 182 for impaired driving and 43 for distracted driving.

Police also laid 131 charges against drivers who didn't follow the Move Over law.

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