OPP issues 1,600 tickets on eastern Ontario roads during Labour Day weekend, including 19 for filming highway crashes
Ontario Provincial Police issued over 1,600 tickets to drivers on roads across eastern Ontario during the Labour Day long weekend, including at least 19 tickets to drivers filming crash scenes on their phones.
OPP officers conducted a long weekend traffic blitz, targeting speeding, aggressive driving, impaired driving, seatbelt violations and distracted driving.
A total of 1,653 charges were issued across the region between Friday and Labour Day, including 1,020 for speeding and 36 for stunt driving.
- Sign up now for daily CTV News Ottawa newsletters
- The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
The OPP stopped a driver on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa going 170 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, while officers charged a driver going 182 km/h on Hwy. 401 in South Dundas.
Police say officers issued 34 tickets for distracted driving across eastern Ontario during the Labour Day long weekend.
Eighteen drivers received a $615 fine for using a handheld device while driving near a crash scene on Hwy. 401 Napanee on Saturday. Ontario Provincial Police were on the scene for a transport truck rollover.
"It was quite the sight," the OPP said on X.
"Eighteen drivers received a $615 reminder, including two transport truck drivers, to stay off their phones and focus on the road. Your attentiveness to driving helps keep emergency workers safe at these scenes. All 18 drivers were suspected of videoing the crash site while operating their vehicles."
On Saturday night, the OPP said a driver was charged with distracted driving "after they were observed using their cellphone to take video of a collision scene" on Hwy. 417 at Bronson Avenue.
The OPP also charged a motorist for watching TikTok on their phone in Ottawa Friday night.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING Air Canada, pilots reach tentative deal, averting work stoppage
Passengers with plans to fly on Canada's largest airline can breathe a sigh of relief after Air Canada said Sunday it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 5,200 of its pilots.
Liberals will let Conservatives hold non-confidence vote 'fairly soon', no intention of proroguing Parliament
The Liberals have no intention of using procedural tactics to delay the Conservatives' promised non-confidence motion, and they have no plans to prorogue Parliament to hold onto power, according to Government House Leader Karina Gould.
They came from Jamaica for work, now they're homeless and out thousands of dollars in lost wages
Abuse of Canada’s temporary foreign worker program has left a group of carpenters from Jamaica 'destitute' after an Ottawa company refused to pay them for nearly half a year of work.
Beef with your neighbour? Here are your rights in Canada, according to a lawyer
If you have beef with your neighbour and you feel it's gone too far, what should you do? A personal injury lawyer has some advice.
opinion Prince Harry turns 40: Reflecting on his milestones and challenges
As Prince Harry turns 40 on Sunday, royal commentator Afua Hagan charts the prince's path which has been defined by significant milestones and challenges from his time at Kensington Palace to his current life in his California mansion.
Andrew Scheer avoids answering if Conservatives will cancel dental care program
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer won't say whether his party will scale back or fully scrap Canada's federal dental care program, despite new data showing nearly 650,000 Canadians have used the plan.
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA's moonwalkers.
Northern Ontario beekeeper says she lost nearly 2 million bees this season
CTV News Northern Ontario provides and update on the story of more than 1.5 million bees be lost earlier this summer.
4 years ago, a 'Trump Train' convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence?
Texas jury will soon decide whether a convoy of supporters of then-U.S. president Donald Trump violently intimidated former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis and two others on a Biden-Harris campaign bus when a so-called 'Trump Train' boxed them in for more than an hour on a Texas highway days before the 2020 election.