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SEATBELT ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN WILL SAVE LIVES (Kincardine, ON.) –– The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be increasing enforcement throughout the province to ensure that motorists everywhere do their part in saving lives by buckling up. The increased enforcement is part of the Spring Seatbelt Campaign which is a partnership between the OPP, Ontario Ministry of Transportation and other road safety partners. The campaign runs from April 14 to 24, 2010. In OPP jurisdictions this year (2010), eleven people have lost their lives as a result of not wearing their restraints at the time of the crash and many more were seriously injured. In 2009, a total of 310 people died in motor vehicle collisions on highways patrolled by the OPP and in 68 of those deaths (26 percent) seatbelt non-compliance was a factor. The OPP will be focusing their efforts on child restraints during the campaign to raise awareness and protect children. A properly used child booster seat reduces a child’s risk of injury in a crash by as much as 75 percent, yet OPP officers find many child car seats are incorrectly used or incorrectly installed. When used correctly, a booster seat provides 60 per cent more protection than a seatbelt alone. In a collision, children using seatbelts instead of booster seats are three and a half times more likely to suffer significant injury, and four times more likely to suffer head injury. “Children are our future and they deserve every protection we can give them. Please ensure that any child is properly secured while travelling in your vehicle. Their lives depend on it,” said OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino. QUICK FACTS Seatbelt non-compliance draws a fine of $235 and
two demerit points. In 2009, the OPP checked 1,072,003 vehicles during the Spring Seatbelt Campaign and laid a total of 10,592 charges.
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OPP Bruce Peninsula (SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON.) – A 24-year-old Saugeen First Nation resident will appear in Walkerton Court on May 17th charged with Driving Over the Legal Limit, Driving while Suspended and Speeding. The young man was stopped for speeding late Saturday morning, April 10th, on 21 Hwy. The officer, while speaking with the man, determined he had been drinking and asked for a roadside breath test. The 24-year-old was subsequently arrested and taken to the detachment where he provided breath tests. Charged is Justin RITCHIE, age 24, of Saugeen First Nation. BREAK-IN (SAUGEEN FIRST NATION) – One break-in and one attempted break-in were reported on Saugeen First Nation over the weekend. A cottage was entered in the 1400 block of Second Ave South. It is unknown if anything was taken. In the second incident, the owner of a shed heard someone trying to enter his building. The attempted burglary occurred at about 4:15 am Sunday, April 11th on Cameron Drive. The owner scared the culprits away but was unable to identify them.
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