Nearly 200 drivers charged for speeding during Canada Day traffic initiative

Nine-day traffic blitz focused on impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding and seatbelts

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Nearly 200 drivers were charged for speeding during the OPP Canada Day traffic initiative, which ran from June 27 to July 5.

Members of the Nipissing West Detachment and the Sudbury Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team of the OPP participated in the enforcement blitz.

Officers were busy keeping communities, highways, waterways and trails safe while focussing on the "big four" offences which include: alcohol/drug impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving and lack of occupant restraint.

The OPP also put a spotlight on lifesaving equipment from seatbelts, personal flotation devices and mandatory vessel safety equipment, to helmets for off-road vehicles and bicycles.

During the 2020 Canada Day initiative, Nipissing West OPP and Sudbury TIME officers laid the following charges over the nine-day period: