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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-04-04, Page 212 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, April 13,2011 OFFER ENDS SOON �rGive yourself the gift 11011141111of survival by bucklin01411111 up every time iM1444! 111)/OW 1e1 4i ESCAPE NWV6iwd A a. „ a. s n. 'i►4 buckle t ! ,�'` A �''�17�f'� "t injury or death in a motor vehicle' colll- 1?,, n ^; Si011. Yet tragically, countless fatalities " 1`,, it: , - a i and juin ies relating to seat belt use Have a f !I 1 continued to occur needlessly each year 4 hI lilel41! 11Vt`I lilt` past .Irl �'l`ill'S. �►r°► �� Last year (2010) on OPP patrolled %-,1. ' x Iadwa 's 1119 people 11)51 their lives in tis,!t to ! ! u a' t j;; collisions in which lack of seatbelt use ��,^ !`'; '4' was a causal factor and 4,200 people' "A I 6 t4 wt'te injured tut the stone` reas1)n. ,�,, a' �� So fat this yea'' (2011), 7 people' have _�• `.l i,i .' ' died in collisions in which Zack of seat- t� � %,'.,• iM ' L. p, i belt tilt' WaS a causal factor anti 855 have S► been seriously injured. Compared to this same` time last year. 13 died and 913 were injured. 'Ihe' OPP tv1II he focusing their efforts AURORA, ON, April 8 ICNW/ - It's been 35 years since seat belt laws came into effect in Ontario (1976). and the O111ario Provincial police (OPP) art' as committed as ever to seat belt compli- ance as they get set to launch 1111' '201 1 Spring Seatbelt Campaign. 'the province -wide campaign will run from Aptil 13 - 23, 2011. During that time, the OPP will he stepping up enforcement throughout the province to F ` �� ensure that motorists and paSSt`ilge't'S Ilsing a seat belt is the single most Oltp;Oitl 41 ti�,.1;R� t'It('CIIVl` lvav 10 reduce 1111' ('balk(' of MANUFACTURER REBATE NO E \ l RA CHARIA OP 1 Il1N`. 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A properly used chilli seat reduces a child's risk of injury in a crash by as much as 75 per cent, yet many child car seats are incorrectly used or improperly installed. When used correctly, a booster seat provides 60 per cent more protection than a seatbelt alone. in a collision, chil- dren using seatbelts instead of booster seats are three and a half times more likely to suffer significant injury, and iota times more likely to stiffer head injury. t)PP detachments regularly run child Cal' -seat safety Clinics 811d the OPP are encouraging everyone to contact their local ()PP Detachment or their local police service for more information. "In 1976 Ontario became the first prov- ince to require all drivers and passengers to wear a seat belt. Atter all these years OPP officers across this province are just as committed to ensuring that occupants buckle up'; said OPP Deputy Commis- sioner Larry Beechey, Provincial Com- mander, 'Traffic Safety & Operational Support. Make sure you do your part as a driver. Buckie up first and then make sure all your passengers and children are prop- erly secured. Extensive damage to seasonal trailer OPP Report Sometime between October 2010 and Sunday, April 10th, culprits entered a sea- sonal tntiler located at the Our Ponderosa 'I'ntiler Park on West Ipperwash Road. Entry was gained by prying an exterior door. Once inside, the culprits ransacked the unit, pulling off cupboard doors, smashing windows and damaging fix- tures. A microwave was also destroyed. Stolen was a small tunlount of liquor that had been left at the trailer last fall. The estimated damage to the trailer unit is set at over $2,000. 'There are no suspects. Neighbours call in break and enter - suspect being sought I,nmhton ()PP are continuing their investigation into a break and enter to a Machenry St. Forest residence. At around 8:30pm on the 10th of April, neighbours called 9-1-1 when a suspi- cious male person was seen crawling into a side window of the residence. After only a short time, the suspect exited through an exterior door and left the area, last seen entering a vehicle on a nearby street. The suspect was not located. Nothing appears to have been taking. I le is described as being a 5' 6" to 5'10" tall, slim build, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, jeans and running shoes. Police are currently looking at per- sons of interest. The investigation is continuing. Erratic driving finds driver over legal limit it is alleged that on the 9th of April, at around 2:00 a.m., an officer stopped a 1997 GMC pick up for erratic driving on Klondyke Road. The male driver was found to have been drinking and a roadside demand was made. The result of that to • "Dail" and he was arrested. Subs breath tests revealed that a61 year old Forest man was more than the legal limit. His privilege to drive has been sus- pended for 90 days and his pickup truck has been impounded for 7 days at his expense. He will appear in Sarnia court on the 18th of April, to answer to the charge of Being over the Legal limit.