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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Over 230 tickets laid in four-day span by Windsor police
A Windsor police cruiser seen in Windsor, Ont. on Dec. 14, 2024. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) A busy week for the Windsor Police Service. The service posted to social media that over this past week the Traffic Enforcement Unit conducted targeted patrols across the city. From Monday to Thursday, officers issued a total of 237 tickets for a range of driving offences - with 61 tickets laid on Thursday alone. Police state that one of the most serious incidents involved a vehicle stopped for stunt driving in the 2200 block of South Cameron Boulevard. The driver was clocked travelling 104 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone - resulting in an immediate 30-day licence suspension, and a 14-day vehicle impound. - Meagan Delaurier/AM800 News
CTV News
10-08-2025
- CTV News
Driver with 3 children in car caught going 165 km/h on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
A stunt driver with three children and their spouse inside the car had their vehicle impounded on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (OPS Traffic Escort & Enforcement Unit/X) An out-of-province driver with their spouse and three children in the car had their vehicle impounded for going at dangerously high speeds on Highway 417 in Ottawa. The Ottawa police's traffic escort and enforcement unit says in a post on X that officers spotted the vehicle going 165 km/h near Boundary Road on Sunday. The speed limit in the area is 110 km/h. 'Driving with your spouse and 3 children demands extra care & attention (for obvious reasons),' police said. On Saturday, the traffic unit also caught a driver going 136 km/h on Highway 174 near Trim Road. The speed limit in the area is 80 km/h and is in a construction zone. Police say traffic unit officers continue to focus on catching aggressive drivers and speeders around the city. In Ontario, a stunt driving charge comes with an immediate 30-day licence suspension and 14-day vehicle impound. Convictions can result in a minimum $2,000 fine, an additional one-year licence suspension, six demerit points and a jail term of up to six months.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Windsor police crack down on rolling stops
The Windsor Police Service is reminding drivers to come to a full stop at a red light or stop sign after officers pulled over multiple vehicles in a short time frame. Officers with the Windsor Police Traffic Enforcement Unit stopped eight drivers in just three hours Monday for failing to come to a complete stop. A social media post by the service said, 'Rolling through a right turn at a red light or stop sign isn't just illegal-it's dangerous.' Const. Bianca Jackson says stopping eight drivers in three hours is a lot. 'In actuality, around the city, I'm sure it happens far, far more than we're able to catch people at these lights,' she said. 'I'm sure people see this on a regular basis. It's unfortunate because you're supposed to come to a complete stop at every red light. Not only for your safety but for the safety of others.' Jackson says it's important to come to a full stop not just for drivers around you but also pedestrians who may try to cross the street at the last minute. 'We see this happen at many intersections, especially those where the opposite light has an advanced turning green light. People assume that the other ongoing traffic is stopping and I can roll through this red light. That's not the case, and for many people now, they're seeing that hefty, hefty fine,' she says. Drivers could face a variety of charges and some hefty fines for failing to come to a full stop. Penalties Failing to stop at a red light: Fine up to $325 + 3 demerit points Failing to stop at a stop sign: Fine up to $110 + 3 demerit points Careless driving: Fine up to $490 + 6 demerit points — Rusty Thomson/AM800 News
CTV News
22-05-2025
- CTV News
Canada Road Safety Week nabbed 302 delinquent Dufferin drivers
A Dufferin County Ontario Provincial Police officer points a radar gun at oncoming traffic during Canada's Road Safety Week, May 13 to 19, 2025.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
How Nevada State police keep traffic flowing at EDC
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is one of the Las Vegas valley's biggest and brightest events. Every year law enforcement works together to keep the fun going as safely and smoothly as possible. Nevada State Police Highway Patrol (NHP) gave 8 News Now a behind-the-scenes look at traffic enforcement. NHP expects 185,000 people each night at this year's EDC. 'This event is so large, that it is all hands on deck,' Nevada State Police Trooper Ashlee Wellman said. 'We treat it just like, as if it was like New Year's Eve. It is mandatory for all our officers.' Each night of the festival is comprised of three shifts, each of which are around 11 hours. Each day, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway sees around 150 troopers and officers. 'We work together with one mission and one goal, and that's to get everybody here to have a good time safely and get them back home safely, and it just gets better and better every year,' Wellman said. Regarding traffic safety, Wellman said one of the most common causes of traffic jams is people stopping and asking for directions, leading to almost everyone behind the lost driver slowing down or stopping entirely. Sometimes, it's not even a driver that interrupts the flow — it's people walking. 'You cannot walk on the side of the highway,' Wellman said. 'You're generating a call for service, which takes us from our post, or we have to pull someone from town to then get to you. It's a whole thing where we're trying to get everyone in and quickly, and it's yeah, it's a whole domino effect.' When the festival ends in the morning, troopers make sure departing traffic can get home safely. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
