OPP say speeding deaths are on the rise, ahead of Canada Day long weekend
Posted Jun 28, 2017 05:06:45 AM.
Last Updated Jun 28, 2017 07:15:10 AM.
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The Ontario Provincial Police are telling drivers to slow down during the Canada Day long weekend after an increase in speed related deaths this year.
Speeding is the number one cause of deaths on Ontario highways in 2017. So far, 30 deaths have been recorded on OPP patrolled highways, which is 76 per cent higher than this time last year.
Sgt. Dave Rektor tells 570 NEWS these kinds of incidents are preventable. “Statistically speaking, somebody will likely lose their life this weekend, the reality is that doesn’t have to happen because 99 per cent of all fatalities are caused by a causal factor that is preventable.”
Rektor says, “Obey the rules of the road without exception because there is no reason to break any rules of the road.”
He adds when people finally step up and start abiding by the rules of the road our roads will certainly by safer for everybody.
The OPP has also laid more than 1,400 charges against drivers clocked at doing 50 km/h or more over the posted speed limit.
