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FROM/DE: DRIVER CAUGHT BREACHING (MADOC, ON) – Yesterday afternoon members of the - 30 - Contact:
Kathy MORGAN, Provincial Constable Phone: 613-473-4234 Quinte Region Traffic Coalition Working Together for Safe Roads, Trails and Waterways Student safety is first lesson as school resumes Hastings & Prince Edward Counties/August 31, 2010
– Children across the region head back to class next week. The Quinte Region Traffic
Coalition is urging parents and drivers to help ensure kids can walk safely
to and from school on neighbourhood streets. Pedestrian incidents continue to be a leading cause of
death for children under age “Fortunately, many of these incidents can be
prevented,” says Sgt Curt McLean of the The QRTC would like to remind parents of the following
pedestrian safety tips from Safe Kids Teach your child to stop at the curb, look left, right and
left again, and to listen for oncoming traffic. Children under the age of nine lack the developmental
skills to cross the street on their own and should be accompanied by an adult
or responsible older child. In order to cross a street independently and safely,
children need three important skills that they typically acquire between nine
and 11 years of age: Children should
be able to decide on and use a safe crossing route; realistically assess a
vehicle’s speed, and judge safe gaps in traffic. Children that have not yet reached this
stage must be supervised. Be a role model by walking with your children to school
and demonstrating safe pedestrian practices. Distractions are dangerous – remind your children to
put away their cell phones and take off ear buds before crossing the
street. Drivers need to slow down:
the higher the speed, the higher the risk of injury to a child pedestrian. For more information on child pedestrian safety, including
fact sheets and parent tip sheets, visit www.safekidscanada.ca. The goal of the Quinte Region
Traffic Coalition is to reduce injuries on roads, trails and waterways in the
region. It is a partnership of the Hastings & Prince Edward Counties
Health Unit, Belleville Police Service, Stirling-Rawdon
Police Service and the OPP Detachments serving Central Hastings, Quinte West, Prince Edward County and Bancroft.
-30- For more information contact: Sgt Curt McLean, FROM/DE: Highway
Safety Division DATE:
OPP STEPPING UP
ENFORCEMENT for UPCOMING LABOUR DAY Weekend ( To this effect, OPP officers will be out in full force
patrolling “We are asking everyone to join our efforts by
acting responsibly while out enjoying the roads and waterways this upcoming
holiday long-weekend” said OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. “The OPP will continue to demonstrate
our commitment to safe communities by being out in full force and targeting
those who put others safety at risk”. Numerous lives have been lost on our roadways and
waterways this summer. So far this
year, 205 people have died in traffic related fatalities in Marine fatalities are down in 2010 to 17 to date as
compared to “The increase in the number of fatalities from last
year causes the OPP great concern” said Deputy Commissioner Larry Beechey, Provincial Commander responsible for OPP Traffic
Safety Programs. “This is not
acceptable and our stepped up patrols across the province will be addressing
this issue by targeting the aggressive driving and boating behaviours that
put the lives and safety of innocent people at risk.” The OPP is calling on all motorists and boaters to keep
safety as a priority this long weekend.
Slow down and be respectful of others. Leave some extra time to get to your
destination and keep extra space between you and other vehicles or
vessels. Let’s work together to
make this final weekend of summer a safe one. - 30 - Contacts by OPP Region: Highway Safety Division: Sergeant
Dave Woodford
Phone: (416) 553-5471 Central Region: Sergeant Paulo DiFonte Phone: (705) 329-7415 East Region: Sergeant
Kristine Rae Phone:
(613) 284-4557 Northeast Region: Inspector
Mark Andrews Phone: (705) 471-0704 Northwest Region: Sergeant
Shelley Garr Phone:
(807) 473-2734 West Region: Sgt
Dave Rektor Phone:
(519) 652-4156 FROM/DE: TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO ARRESTS (MADOC, ON) – Early Saturday morning police stopped
a vehicle southbound on Highway #62, north of The driver, Christopher MORIN, 19 years old, of Quinte West, will appear later today for a bail hearing
in Belleville court, charged with: break, enter and theft; possession of
stolen property; break and enter stealing a firearm; possession of a firearm
with no licence; and failing to comply with an undertaking. The male passenger, a 16 year old Quinte
West youth, will appear later today for a bail hearing in Belleville court,
charged with: break, enter and theft; possession of stolen property; break
and enter stealing a firearm; possession of a firearm with no licence;
possession of a firearm while prohibited; and breach probation. A 17 year old female passenger was arrested at the scene,
and then later released. - 30 - Contact:
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