Members of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region detachments laid over 2600 charges during the 2023 “Canada Road Safety Week” campaign (May 16 – May 22) .
The “Canada Road Safety Week” campaign targeted the “Big Four” contributing factors to death, injury and property damage on OPP-patrolled roads and highways: impaired driving, aggressive driving, failure to wear a seatbelt and distracted/inattentive driving.
During the six-day campaign, officers with OPP West Region’s 13 detachments laid:
- 1552 speeding charges (51 stunt/racing charges)
- 60 impaired driving charges (11 warn-range suspensions)
- 94 seatbelt charges
- 22 distracting driving charges
In 2022, West Region members laid over 2400 charges during “Canada Road Safety Week”, including:
- 1609 speeding charges (43 stunt/racing charges)
- 72 impaired charges
- 78 seatbelt charges
- 27 distracted driving charges
OPP West Region Command commends drivers who make our roads and highways safer for everyone by demonstrating safe driving practices.
