Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid thousands of charges over the Easter long weekend.
OPP was conducting a provincewide seatbelt campaign and, over four days, laid almost 1,200 seatbelt charges against drivers and passengers “who chose to receive fines (and demerit points for drivers) rather than take a few seconds to buckle up and keep themselves safe,” the force stated in a news release.
Police also issued more than 6,400 fines for speeding and more than 150 fines for racing/stunt driving.
About 140 impaired driving charges and more than 130 distracted driving charges were also laid.
