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FROM/DE: Sr./Cst. Allan Boyd
DATE: 02 SEPT 2010
Community
Services Officer
Manitoulin
O.P.P. Detachment
Labour Day Weekend
Stay
Focused on Roadways, Waterways and Trails
(Manitoulin, ON.)
– A great summer season is coming to a close. Whether you plan on boating, taking an ATV
ride, motorcycle ride, or taking trip in a motor vehicle this weekend, please
stay focused and drive with care.
“The Ontario
Provincial Police will be out patrolling, highways, waterway and trails to
ensure the safety of Ontarians and visitors” states Staff Sergeant
Bruce McCullagh. “My concern is
distracted drivers. Stay focused on
the road, wear your seatbelt, don’t drink and drive, pull over if you
are tired, and don’t talk on the phone or text while driving. Wear your lifejacket while boating. Wear a helmet while operating an
ATV.”
"A
moment of inattention can result in injury and death," states Inspector
Mark Andrews - Traffic and Marine Commander, North East Region. "Drivers
are drifting across the centre line for whatever reason, possibly distraction
or fatigue and slamming into oncoming traffic. Drivers seem to let down their guard in
sunny weather and are less alert to what's going on around them."
So far this year, more than 40 people have been killed on
the Region’s highways, waterways, and trails. All available resources and personnel will
be deployed for the Labour Day Weekend as the OPP will continue to crack down
on aggressive drivers, those who drink and drive, and those fail to buckle up
or fail to use safety equipment.
Keep our emergency services and police officers safe, move
over for stopped emergency vehicles on the side of the road with emergency
lights activated – it’s the law.
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Contact:
Detachment Commander:
Constable Allan Boyd Staff/Sgt. Bruce McCullagh
Community Service Officer
Manitoulin O.P.P.
(705) 368-2200
1-888-310-1122
FROM/DE: Sr./Cst. Allan Boyd
DATE: 30 August 2010
Community Services Officer
Manitoulin O.P.P. Detachment
SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION CLAIMS LIFE OF MANITOULIN
WOMAN
(Evansville,
On) - The Manitoulin Detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police is
currently investigating a single vehicle collision which occurred on Union
Road in Burpee
Mills Township
near Evansville, Ontario.
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The O.P.P. was called to the collision at 6:50 pm on Sunday, August 29th, 2010, which involved a 4 door Ford
Focus. The driver, who suffered
serious injuries, was subsequently taken to the Manitoulin health Centre in
Mindemoya where she succumbed to his injuries.
The deceased has been identified as Mary Lise CHAPADOS,
age 47 years, of Burpee Mills Township, Ontario.
She was a lone occupant of the vehicle.
The collision is still under investigation by the Manitoulin
O.P.P. with the assistance of the OPP Technical Traffic Collision
Investigations Unit.
The local Coroner has called for a post mortem examination
to take place in Sudbury on
Tuesday 31st Aug 10..
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Contact: Detachment
Commander:
Constable Allan Boyd
Staff/Sgt. Bruce McCullagh
Community Service Officer
Manitoulin O.P.P.
(705) 368-2200
1-888-310-1122
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