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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-06-22, Page 5OPP UPDATES MULTIPLE DEATHS FAR MORE PREVALENT IN TRANSPORT TRUCK -RELATED COLLISIONS, SAYS OPP OPP to Partner with MTO for Operation Corridor on June 16, 2016 (HURON COUNTY, ON) — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has responded to more than 27,000 colli- sions involving large trans- port trucks over the past five years. For this reason, on June 16, 2016, the OPP is teaming up with the Min- istry of Transportation (MTO) for Operation Corridor, a 24-hour enforcement and education initiative aimed at encouraging all commercial vehicle drivers to help keep Ontario roads safe. Among the truck -related collisions on OPP-patrolled roads between 2011 and 2015, 260 of them resulted in at least one fatality. Trag- ically, many of the crashes involved multiple fatalities with a total of 321 people having lost their lives. Of the victims, 281 of them were drivers and pas- sengers in other vehicles involved in the crashes. The other 40 victims were driv- ers of the transport trucks. Whether these collisions were the result of unsafe driving on the part of the truck drivers or the drivers of other vehicles, the most compelling fact remains that on average, over the five- year period, for every trans- port truck driver that died in these collisions, there were seven other lives lost. This latest data reinforces the need for commercial truck drivers to make road safety their number one priority. The statistics also serve as a reminder to other motorists to share the road safely with these large vehi- cles. While most of these truck - related incidents were the result of a collision, every year the OPP investigates road incidents involving tires or other equipment dislodging from transport trucks and flying into the path of other vehicles. In many of these instances, the driver and/or other car occupants are seriously injured or killed. "Every life we lose on our roads is tragic and, sadly, the highest price we pay for crashes on OPP- patrolled roads is in the loss of human life. As our lat- est data tells us, crashes involving commercial motor vehicles usually result in a higher number of multiple fatalities when compared to collisions involving regu- lar -sized vehicles. Although our officers see many safe drivers on our roads every day, those who are not need to know just how devas- tating and costly it can be when they fail to make safe driving decisions or do not undertake proper mainte- nance and truck inspec- tions." - OPP Deputy Com- missioner Brad Blair, Pro- vincial Commander of Traf- fic Safety and Operational Support. During the campaign, Huron County OPP officers and their MTO road safety part- ners will be ensuring that commercial truck drivers are driving safely and that their trucks are being prop- erly inspected and main- tained. FENDER BENDER LEADS TO 80 CHARGE (BLUEWATER, ON) — A 65 -year-old female driver from Bluewater has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle — Over 80 Milli- grams of Alcohol following a minor collision that took place at the LCBO parking lot in Bayfield on June 9th, 2016. Just before 3:00 p.m. a Huron County Ontario Pro- vincial Police (OPP) officer responded to the parking lot located on Bayfield Main Street South to investigate the collision. The officer learned a female driver had reversed her Suzuki Grand Vitara into a Lexus causing minor damage to the Lexus. While speaking with the driver of the Suzuki the officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver's breath. A roadside screen- ing test was performed which resulted in the driver registering a fail. She was placed under arrest for Driv- ing a Motor Vehicle With Over 80 Milligrams of Alco- hol and was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment for breath tests. She subse- quently provided two sam- ples of her breath to a qual- ified Intoxilizer Technician and both of her samples registered over the legal limit. As a result, 65 -year-old Alice SHERRET from Blue - water has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle — Over 80 Milligrams of Alco- hol. She was later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for July 18, 2016 at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goder- ich. She also received an automatic 90 -day driver's licence suspension and her vehicle was sent to the impound for seven days. CANADA REVENUE AGENCY SCAM (HURON COUNTY, ON) — Since early this year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been regu- larly warning the public with regards to the vari- ous scams that seem to be reoccurring through- out the province on a daily basis. With the date for filing income tax returns behind us, and some Ontarians hav- ing recently received a tax return, one scam in par- ticular that is continuing to catch many off -guard is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Scam. In the CRA scam, criminals will attempt to extort money from their victims by tele- phone, mail, text message or email, after they have received a fraudulent com- munication that claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency requesting personal information such as a social insurance number, credit card number, bank account number, or passport number. Fraudsters impersonate the real CRA and are either phishing for your identifi- cation or asking that out- standing taxes be paid by a money service business or by pre -paid debit/credit cards. They may insist that the receiver of the call pro- vide personal information so that they can receive a refund or a benefit pay- ment. Cases of fraudulent communication could also involve threatening or coer- cive language to scare indi- viduals into paying fictitious debt to the CRA. Other com- munications urge taxpayers to visit a fake CRA website where the taxpayer is then asked to verify their identity by entering personal infor- mation. These are scams and taxpayers should never respond to these fraudulent communications nor click on any of the links provided. Calls such as these are even being received on personal and work related telecom- munications devices. Some warning signs are if there is a sense of urgency, fear or a request for a money transfer. Money is usually requested to be sent by a money transfer com- pany such as Money Gram, Western Union or even through your own financial institution. To avoid becoming a victim, police advise you to first check with another family member or trusted friend to verify the information BEFORE sending money or providing credit card infor- mation by phone or e-mail. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 • News Record 5 If you or someone you know suspect they've been a vic- tim of the Emergency Scam or someone posing as a Canada Revenue Agency official, hang up and contact your local police service. You can also file a complaint through the Canadian Anti - Fraud Centre, Crime Stop- pers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or online at https:// www.tipsubmit.com/start. htm IMPAIRED DRIVER CRASHES STOLEN TOW TRUCK (BLUEWATER, ON) — A 29 -year-old driver from Goderich is facing a slew of charges following an out of control ride that took place late last week. At approxi- mately 9:30 p.m. on June 9th, 2016 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information about a tow truck that was travelling in an extremely dangerous manner. Witnesses reported the vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed, cross- ing into both lanes of traf- fic and venturing into both the south and north ditches. Officers began patrolling for the tow truck whereupon they located the tow truck travelling southbound on Airport Line. The officer that first observed the tow truck had to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision when the tow truck entered into the oncoming lane directly into the path of the police vehicle. After dodg- ing the tow truck the officer immediately turned around and attempted to stop the vehicle however the driver failed to stop for the officer. The fleeing driver caused several other oncoming driv- ers to take evasive action to avoid colliding with the tow truck. In addition, the driver failed to stop for a stop sign located at the intersection of Airport Line and Zurich-Hen- sall Road. The out of control driver then drove off the road- way into a farmer's field for a short distance before he entered back onto the roadway. Officers fol- lowed behind from a dis- tance where they witnessed the suspect leave the road- way once again into another field. This time, after ditch- ing the vehicle the driver struck a tree upon trying to get back onto the roadway. At that point the driver exited his vehicle and his wild ride came to an end. Upon locating the male officers arrested the driver for Dangerous Opera- tion of a Motor Vehicle and Impaired Driving by Drug. He was subsequently trans- ported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he sub- mitted to tests conducted by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE). It was determined by the DRE the driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by a drug. Further investigation revealed the tow truck had been stolen earlier in the day from a business located in Central Huron. In addi- tion, officers learned the driver sideswiped a minivan and also collided with a stop sign located at the intersec- tion of Airport Line & Kippen Road. As a result, 29 -year-old Cory HODGES from Goderich has been charged with the following offences: -Theft of Motor Vehicle - Dangerous Driving -Mischief Under $5,000 - Flight from Police Officer -Impaired Driving by Drug - Two Counts of Breach of Probation -Two Counts of Fail to Remain at Scene of Collision - Drive Motor Vehicle with Suspended Licence - Drive Motor with No Licence He remains in custody with a video court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich on June 15, 2016. What if one company could solve all your business needs? AIL IVO GENERATION INCREASED SALES WEB'I+ E VISITS LJPOSTMEDIA We can connect all the pieces in more ways than ever before. For more information, visit postmedia.com/advertise