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(HURON COUNTY, ON) - Watch out for deer!
Motorists need to take extra caution this time of
the year when travelling throughout the county.
November is the month when Huron County
experiences the highest number of motor vehi-
cle collisions involving deer. Collisions with deer
certainly happen throughout the calendar year
however the two peak periods are between the
months of October to January and May to June.
Just 10 days into November 2015 and Huron
County OPP has already investigated 31 collisions
involving deer. Last year Huron OPP investigated
a total of 71 collisions involving deer for the month
of November. It should be noted that nearly 1/4
of the 1038 collisions investigated year- to -date
by Huron County OPP have involved deer his.
A deeper analysis into the Motor Vehicle —
Animal collisions that Huron County OPP
has investigated from 2010 to 2014 has
identified some "Hot Spots" throughout the
county. What is a "Hot Spot"? Essentially it
is an area where the number of Motor Vehi-
cle - Animal collisions is higher than what
might be expected by random chance. 1,474
motor vehicle — animal collisions were ana-
lyzed to identify the following "Hot Spots".
• Bluewater Veterans Highway (Highway 21)
between Black's Point Road & Union Road
• Amberley Road (County 86) near
Brussels Line (County 12)
• Huron Road (Highway 8) near Holmes Street
• Brussels Line (County 12) near Cranbrook Road
• Huron Road (Highway 8) near Front Road
• Huron Road (Highway 8) near Pondsview Road.
It should also be noted the bulk of the
Motor Vehicle - Animal collisions take
place around sunrise and sunset.
Knowing when and where the collisions are
taking place is certainly helpful, however if
you do encounter a deer during your travels
please remember, "Don't Veer for Deer".
Huron County OPP routinely investigates
motor vehicle collisions where the driver
takes evasive action by swerving to avoid a
deer on the roadway. Often this results in the
driver losing control and leaving the roadway.
A simple fender bender has now turned into
a serious and sometimes deadly collision.
Unfortunately some animal colli-
sions are completely unavoidable.
• Stay calm and pull your vehicle off to the
side of the road as far as possible. Activate
your 4 -way flashers. Be visible and be aware
of other vehicles when outside of your vehicle.
• Call 9-1-1 if you or your passengers are injured.
If nobody is injured and the dollar value of the
damage exceeds $2,000, you are required to
report the collision to police as soon as possible.
Use the non -emergent line, 1-888-310-1122.
Be Alert, Slow Down and Drive with Care at
all times, especially in those "Hot Spots".
MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) - Huron County
OPP and members from the OPP West
Region Technical Traffic Collision Investiga-
tion Team (TTCI) investigated a motor vehi-
cle crash that has occurred east of Bluevale.
At approximately 8:12 a.m. officers from the
Huron County OPP Detachment along with
North Huron Fire Department and Huron
County EMS responded to the scene of a sin-
gle motor vehicle crash located on Amber -
ley Road (County #86) west of Ramsay Line.
The initial investigation has determined the
driver of a Honda Civic was travelling west-
bound on Amberley Road when he lost con-
trol of his vehicle while attempting to pass
another vehicle. The Honda Civic left the road-
way, rolled and ended up on its side in a field.
The 18 -year-old male driver of the Honda
Civic was transported to hospital by air
ambulance with life-threatening injuries.
His passenger, a 19 -year-old female
was transported to a local hospi-
tal with non-trfe threatening injuries.
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