OPP see five-year high in seatbelt charges during Easter weekend

(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Despite warning road users ahead of the long weekend and their high visibility throughout the weekend, the OPP laid 1,524 seatbelt charges during the Easter long weekend seatbelt campaign (March 30-April 2).

The charges mark a five-year high in Easter long weekend seatbelt offences provincially. With 10 seatbelt-related deaths on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year, the OPP is reminding drivers and passengers that choosing to not buckle up continues to cost road users their lives. 

In Huron County, the numbers bucked the trend for seatbelt offences for this year's campaign as four drivers were charged, versus nine in 2017.

Numerous other traffic-related charges were laid by Huron OPP officers over the Easter long weekend:
 

• Speeding - 64
• Racing - 1
• Hazardous Moving Violations - 8
• Liquor Licence Act - 5
• Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act - 6
• Warn Range Suspension - 1
• Drug Offences - 3

On a positive note, there were no serious personal injury or fatal motor vehicle collisions investigated by Huron OPP during this time.