Friday, May 15, 2009

R.I.D.E. PROGRAM IN SPANISH YIELDS BIG DIVIDENDS!

(Spanish, ON) On the evening of 14May, officers from the East Algoma OPP conducted a four hour RIDE program throughout the Town of Spanish. Although only ten vehicles were encountered, those ten kept officers busy.

By the end of the RIDE, at midnight, officers had laid the following charges:

-3 counts of possession of a controlled substance
-1 count of possession of a prohibited weapon and 1 count of carrying a concealed weapon
-1 count of driving while suspended
-1 count of driving without being licenced
-1 seatbelt infraction
-2 charges of contravening G2 licence conditions (along with a 12 hour licence suspension)
-1 warrant for failing to appear in court executed

Officers also made numerous stops of ATVs, checking for proper equipment and documentation.

The East Algoma OPP reminds everyone to drive safe and sober on this long holiday weekend!

ATTENTION MOTORISTS: HIGHWAY 17 NORTH DOWN TO ONE LANE

(Havilland Twp., ON) - Sault Ste. Marie OPP would like to caution motorists travelling North on highway 17 that the highway will be reduced to one lane 32 km north of Heyden for approximately 6 hours.

Crews are on the scene of a tractor trailer rollover that occurred on Thursday, May 14th at 12:30 am.

The cargo of the tractor trailer has to be removed before the tractor trailer can be removed.

No one was injured in the rollover.

The trailer was loaded with vegetables and coconuts.

SAULT STE. MARIE OPP REMIND MOTORIST’S:

KEEP SAFETY IN MIND THIS VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND

(Sault Ste. Marie, ON) -

What better way to welcome in a safe summer season and the Victoria Day Weekend than with the convergence of National Safe Driving Week, Canada Road Safety Week and North American Safe Boating Awareness Week.

In 2008, over the Victoria Day Weekend, North East Region roads, waterways and trails patrolled by the OPP remained fatality free.


The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is geared up and ready to patrol highways, waterways and trails to ensure the safety of Ontario’s residents and visitors. Don’t be fooled by warming weather, the frigid waters of May pose a real danger. Expect the unexpected and wear a lifejacket, always.

The OPP are aiming for a traffic safety goal of a fatality free weekend. All available resources and personnel will be deployed over the Victoria Day Weekend as the OPP continue the crack down on aggressive drivers, those who choose to drink and drive and those who fail to buckle up.

The OPP Aircraft Enforcement Program will be in effect on sections of Highway 400 and Highway 69’s cottage country. The easily identified highway markings permit the OPP to check a driver’s speed from the air, and motorists should be aware that the spotters will also be watching for vehicles, especially trucks, that are following too closely and weaving in and out of traffic, or using the shoulder of the roads to avoid traffic tie-ups.

Drivers caught driving at more than 50 kilometres over the posted speed limit will have their vehicle impounded and licence suspended for seven days – right there and then, even in construction zones!

Please keep our emergency services and police officers safe - remember to move over when passing an emergency vehicle that is stopped on the side of the road with its emergency lights activated – it’s the law.