Media Release
NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK
(GREY BRUCE, ON) – The Week of October 16 to October 22, 2022, is National Teen Driver Safety Week.
The week is an awareness week designed to build public awareness of teen driver safety issues and encourage communities to be part of the solution. This year’s theme will focus on the critical issue of distracted driving.
Additional messaging is being circulated to also bring awareness to other contributing factors in collisions and roadway deaths which include, but are not limited to: speeding, drug-impaired, alcohol-impaired, aggressive driving, and general railway safety.
The Grey Bruce OPP are working with the Bruce Peninsula Safe Communities Committee to contribute to this awareness week. Officers will be stopping by local high schools to distribute materials and items surrounding National Teen Driver Safety Week, and to bring light to the following talking points:
· Drivers who text while driving are up to six times more likely to be involved in a crash. Eyes on the road. That message can wait. Don’t drive distracted.
· The risk of a crash increases when you take your eyes and attention off the road, even just for a second. Remove the temptation by keeping your phone out of reach while driving.
· There are several risk factors associated with cell phone use while driving in teens. Watching parents and caregivers use their phones while driving is one of these factors. If a parent texts and drive it, increases the likelihood that their kids will text and drive. If you are a parent: if you don’t text and drive, chances are better that your kids won’t, either.
· Phones aren’t the only thing that can distract you when you’re driving. Other distractions include in-car touchscreens, eating, passengers and pets.
No message is worth the risk. Pull over, wait until you get home, or get a passenger to handle your phone while you operate a vehicle. We all have a responsibility to give our undivided attention to the road while driving.
CONSTABLE INFORMATION SESSION IN GREY BRUCE
(GREY BRUCE, ON) – The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police are happy to announce that the OPP Uniform Recruitment Unit will be hosting a Constable information session in Grey Bruce County.
The information session will take place on Tuesday November 8, 2022, from 5-7 p.m., at the Georgian College campus located at 1450 8th street East in the City of Owen Sound.
Those looking to attend must register at the link provided below. Seating is limited and is secured on a first come basis. There is also useful information provided by Uniform Recruitment for review regarding the OPP and it’s hiring process.
Link for registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/opp-constable-recruitment-information-session-tickets-444166182007
OPP Careers page: https://linktr.ee/oppcareers
DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OFFENCES
(NEYAASHIINIGMIING FIRST NATION, ON) – An individual has been charged with impaired related offences following a traffic stop.
On October 15, 2022, at midnight, The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a disturbance on Sandy Beach Road in Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation.
Officers located one of the involved individuals operating their motor vehicle, and a traffic stop was conducted. Officers determined the driver was displaying signs of impairment, and they were arrested and transported to an OPP detachment for further testing.
The Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 29-year-old, from Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation with the following offences:
· Operation while impaired
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound at a later date.
DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OFFENCES
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – An individual has been charged with impaired related offences following a traffic stop.
On October 10, 2022, at 12:40 a.m., The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula when they conducted a traffic stop on Bruce Road 10.
The officer determined that the driver was displaying signs of impairment, and the driver was placed under arrest. They were transported to an OPP detachment for further testing.
The Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 29-year-old, from Georgian Bluffs with the following offences:
· Operation while impaired
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound at a later date.
ASSAULT POLICE CHARGE LAID FOLLOWING DISTURBANCE
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid several criminal charges following a disturbance in the Town of Wiarton.
On October 6, 2022, at 6:22 p.m., officers from the Grey Bruce OPP were called to a business on Berford Street in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula for a person causing a disturbance.
Police arrived on scene and placed a female under arrest. The Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 27-year-old with the following offences:
· Causing a disturbance
· Assault a peace officer (two counts)
· Resist arrest.
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound at a later date.
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE BLITZ HELD IN GREY BRUCE
(GREY BRUCE, ON) On September 29, 2022, the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) hosted a one-day commercial motor vehicle blitz in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. Inspecting officers were checking for compliance with commercial motor vehicle regulations and safety standards.
Throughout the day, 21 commercial motor vehicles were inspected resulting in the following charges and warnings:
· 2 Highway Traffic Act charges
· 4 charges pertaining to daily and annual inspections
· 1 vehicle maintenance related charge
· 1 commercial vehicle operator’s registration (CVOR) charge
· 8 warnings
Officers also removed 3 commercial motor vehicles from service due to major defects that were discovered during inspection.
The Grey Bruce OPP remains committed to improving road safety and will continue to work with our road safety partners to achieve this goal.
