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CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
17-year-old driver busted going 180km/hr on Highway 3:OPP
OPP pulled over the driver on Highway 3 near Malden Road in Tecumseh, Ont., on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Source: OPP) Essex County OPP are reminding young drivers the responsibilities on the road after a teen was pulled over going 180 kilometres per hour of Highway 3. An officer from the Tecumseh Detachment conducted a traffic stop Tuesday night just before 9 p.m. on Highway 3 near Malden Road in Tecumseh. Police say the 17-year-old driver was going 180 km/hr in a posted 80 km/hr zone. 'It is not only in violation of the Highway Traffic Act, it is also irresponsible and places the safety of your passengers and all other drivers on the road in danger,' states a social media post from OPP. According to police, there were more passengers than seatbelts available in the vehicle. 'As a new driver, there are many responsibilities you accept to take on to have the privilege to drive on Ontario roads,' say OPP. Police are also reminding drivers you need to have all your required vehicle documents in order. As a result of the stop, the teen driver from Windsor was charged with: -Drive Motor Vehicle - Perform stunt - Excessive speed -Class G2 licence holder - more passengers than seat belts -Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle -Fail to have insurance card A roadside drivers licence suspension and vehicle impoundment as per statute, as well as a date to face these charges in court
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Suspects wearing masks robbed Niagara Region bank at gunpoint: police
Three masked suspects being sought in connection with a Niagara Region bank robbery are shown. (Niagara Regional Police) Police in Niagara Region are appealing for information after three suspects wearing costume masks held up a bank in Wainfleet at gunpoint. It happened at a Meridian Credit Union on Highway 3 at around 4:35 p.m. on May 29. Police say that the masked suspects entered the bank while brandishing weapons and made a demand for cash. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun and another carried an edged weapon that resembled a machete, police say. Following the robbery, police say that the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle that is believed to be a 2019 to 2021 white Honda Civic EX with front tinted windows. Polcie say that the vehicle was last seen travelling northbound on Highway 3 at a high rate of speed. In a news release issued on Monday, police urged business owners and residents in the surrounding area who may have video footage from between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on May 29 to review the footage for anything suspicious. Police also released images of both the suspects and the vehicle they were last seen travelling in.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Three sent to hospital, Highway 3 closes after serious crash
Three people are in hospital following a serious two-vehicle collision in Elgin County. Three people have been taken to hospital with undetermined injury after a two-vehicle collision in Elgin County. Emergency services were called to the scene in the area of Highway 3 near Ford Road and Ron McNeil Road just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Ford Road crash Emergency services on scene in the area of Highway 3 near Ford Road and Ron McNeil Road on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) Ford Road and Ron McNeil Road are closed at Highway 3. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and to not go around the road closed signs. More to come.
CBC
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Highway 3 east of Creston remains closed following early morning multi-vehicle crash
Highway 3 remains closed in both directions east of Creston, B.C., following a serious crash early Wednesday morning. RCMP say the collision occurred around 6:30 a.m., roughly one kilometre east of Canyon-Lister Road. "Emergency crews will be remaining at the scene for most of today, with a full closure of Highway 3 in effect," said RCMP Cpl. James Grandy in a statement. The crash happened near the 4100 block of Highway 3 and has kept the route closed for nearly 12 hours. The road had briefly reopened to single-lane alternating traffic, but DriveBC says it was closed again later in the day. As of Wednesday evening, the section between Canyon-Lister Road and Lakeview Arrow Creek Road remains fully closed. No detour was available for several hours, but DriveBC says a detour is now available for light vehicles via Lakeview Arrow Creek Road, five kilometres east of Creston, but commercial vehicles are not permitted. B.C. Emergency Health Services says four people were injured in the crash. One patient was flown to hospital in serious condition by STARS ambulance. Three patients were transported by ground ambulance to hospital in serious condition. They were subsequently transported by air ambulance for further care," said Brian Twaites, a paramedic public information officer. Paramedics responded to the scene with five ambulances, a paramedic response unit, and three air ambulances. Details on the number of vehicles involved or the cause of the crash have not been released.
CTV News
20-05-2025
- CTV News
Driver stopped going 143 km/hr on Highway 3: OPP
Essex County OPP say a driver has been charged after going 63 kilometres per hour over the speed limit on Highway 3 in Essex. (Source: OPP)
