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CTV News
2 hours ago
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- CTV News
Impaired driving in Muskoka nearly doubled this spring: OPP
A pair of handcuffs and a police breathalyzer are shown in this undated file image. Bracebridge OPP are reporting that they charged three more allegedly impaired drivers to close out May, bringing their month's total to almost double their amount of May 2024. The first incident, according to the detachment, was on Friday at around 9 p.m., when officers responded to a disturbance call on Ann Street in Bracebridge. Police say their investigation led to the arrest of a 43-year-old Bracebridge man. He was charged with impaired operation, impaired operation with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres (over 80), and operation while prohibited. Bracebridge OPP report that the second incident happened nearly two hours later at around 10:40 p.m., when officers received a call about concerning driving on Highway 11 north in Gravenhurst. Police say the officers located and stopped the suspect vehicle near Cedar Lane in Bracebridge. The driver, a 66-year-old Huntsville woman, was charged with impaired operation and over 80. The busy overnight continued, as Bracebridge OPP say the third incident happened Saturday at around 12:20 a.m. in the Port Carling area of Muskoka Lakes Township. Police say a patrolling officer on Muskoka Road 118 stopped a vehicle that was driving in a concerning manner. The driver, a 43-year-old Oakville man, was charged with impaired operation and over 80. All three accused drivers are scheduled for court dates in Bracebridge this summer to answer to their charges. According to Bracebridge OPP, their officers charged a total of 20 allegedly impaired drivers in May. 'Impaired driving continues to be a significant factor impacting the safety of Muskoka roads,' repeated a Bracebridge OPP media officer in a news release. 'If you are concerned that someone is driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, please call 911 to notify police.'
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Sickening secret of truck driver, 25, who killed 7 in fiery crash at Yellowstone National Park
The driver involved in a fiery crash that killed seven people near Yellowstone National Park had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit, authorities have revealed. Isaiah Moreno, 25, of Humble, Texas, was behind the wheel of the Dodge Ram pickup that collided with a tour van on Highway 20, resulting in the deaths of himself and six other tourists. 'This tragedy should be a wake-up call,' Police Capt. Chris Weadick said in a statement. 'No one plans to cause a crash or take a life when they get behind the wheel, but choices have consequences.' Idaho State Police revealed that Moreno had a blood alcohol content of .20 when he swerved across the center line of the highway and crashed into the Mercedes van at 7.15pm on May 1. 'Impaired driving isn't just illegal - it's deadly. If you see someone unfit to drive, speak up. Lives depend on it,' Weadick added. Both vehicles caught on fire, and Moreno and six people from China, Italy and California were killed. The remaining eight passengers of the van were taken to hospital with injuries after two passing travelers bravely helped pull them from the wreck before it burst into flames. One traveler, 60-year-old Roger Merrill, filmed the scene and recalled to Associated Press the horror he witnessed. Moreno had a blood alcohol content of .20 when he swerved across the center line of the highway and crashed into the Mercedes van at 7.15pm on May 1 He said he often saw tourist vans travel on the roadway toward Yellowstone National Park and described it as 'a very dangerous highway because it leads to the main entrance.' 'It's extremely busy,' Merrill said, and worried that emergency services would have a harder time accessing the remote location of the crash. 'It took an unnervingly long time for help to arrive just because of the location,' he added. Video footage from Merrill showed the roaring flames engulfing the vehicles as smoke billowed into the sky. Following the collision, two people were seen pulling 'as many as they could' from the wreck of the tour van and successfully rescued eight people, including a child. Fremont County Coroner Brenda Dye told the New York Times that the group in the van had been visiting Yellowstone National Park. The victims in the tour van were named as van driver Yu Zhang, 30, of Eastvale, California; Ivana Wen, 28, of Milan, Italy; Jianping Li, 71, of Guangxi, China; Xiaoming Jiang, 66, of Guilin, China; Li Nie, 64, of Arcadia, California; and Aifeng Wan, 53, also of Arcadia, California, Fox News reported.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
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- Yahoo
1 dead after impaired driving suspect on I-77 in Mooresville crashes into a tree
A passenger died along Interstate 77 in Mooresville Friday night after a driver suspected of speeding and being impaired crashed into a tree, State Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Casey said. Timmy Hillard Hartsoe Jr., 43, of Conover, died at a hospital, Casey said in a news release. Hartsoe was in a 2002 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck whose driver lost control about 8:20 p.m. on I-77 South near mile marker 39, the trooper said. That's north of N.C. 150 Exit 36. The driver, 39-year-old Floyd Dale Davis II of Newton, veered off the right side of the highway and hit a tree on the passenger side of his truck, Casey said. Davis was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, the trooper said. Charges are pending, Casey said. The Highway Patrol has to finish its investigation and discuss charges in consultation with Iredell County prosecutors, he said. The wreck closed I-77 South for about two hours as troopers investigated.
CTV News
a day ago
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- CTV News
Locals help police stop two allegedly impaired drivers in Muskoka
Provincial police report that two allegedly impaired drivers were arrested and charged in the Bracebridge area over the past week thanks to tips from the public. According to Bracebridge OPP, the first incident happened last Friday at around 3 p.m., when officers received concerning reports from a southbound driver on Highway 11 about the behaviour of another vehicle. Police say officers later caught the suspect vehicle and arrested the driver. The 34-year-old Barrie woman was charged with operation while impaired, operation with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres (over 80), and operation while prohibited. The next day at around 7 p.m., Bracebridge OPP reports that they received another complaint from a Highway 11 driver, this time, one who was heading north. Police say officers found and stopped a suspect vehicle shortly thereafter while it was travelling south on Highway 11. The driver, a 38-year-old Bracebridge woman, was arrested and charged with operation while impaired, over 80, and dangerous driving. Both accused drivers are scheduled for Bracebridge court dates in June to answer to their charges. 'Impaired driving continues to be a significant factor impacting the safety of Muskoka roads,' stated a Bracebridge OPP media officer in a news release. 'If you are concerned that someone is driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, please call 911 to notify police.'
CTV News
a day ago
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- CTV News
‘It's alarming': 19 impaired drivers stopped in Abbotsford Friday night
Police highlighted a "particularly concerning" recent incident that wasn't part of Friday night's total, in which a 40-year-old woman was driving impaired on her way to pick up her child from school. (@AbbyPoliceDept / Police in Abbotsford say they stopped more than a dozen impaired drivers in the city Friday night. The Abbotsford Police Department said on social media Saturday that its Traffic Enforcement Unit and patrol officers had taken 19 impaired drivers off the streets in a single evening. 'It's alarming how many individuals continue to drive under the influence, despite the ease of finding a safe ride home,' police said in their post. They also highlighted a 'particularly concerning' recent incident that wasn't part of Friday night's total. On Thursday afternoon, a 40-year-old woman was arrested for impaired driving after crashing into a tree and getting stuck on a concrete median. 'She was found to be over three times the legal alcohol limit – and was on her way to pick up her child from school,' police said. Abbotsford police have been dealing with a surge in impaired driving this year. At the beginning of April, the department said traffic stops for alcohol and drug impairment had risen by 74 per cent in comparison to the same period last year. While some of that increase is due to more robust enforcement on the part of police, there also appears to be 'a significant rise' in impairment overall, said Sgt. Paul Walker, at the time. To raise public awareness, the APD has partnered with ICBC and Mothers Against Drunk Driving on a signage campaign to highlight the locations where officers have nabbed impaired drivers on a weekly basis. The bright red signs read 'Impaired driver caught here,' and include a prompt for witnesses to call 911. With files from CTV News Vancouver's Andrew Weichel
