Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Operation Impact
Operation Impact, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world, took place this past Thanksgiving weekend. It was the subject of a media release dated the 9th Oct.

The focus was on behaviours that put drivers, passengers, and other road users most at risk which include:
• Impaired driving
• distracted driving
• seatbelt use
• all aspects related to aggressive driving.

Operation Impact Results
The R.I.D.E. unit stopped 459 vehicles and issued two traffic warnings.

The officers on General patrol charged 19 drivers with a variety of offences that included 9 speeding and moving violations, 5 Fail to Yield offences, 1 drive with no insurance and 1 for driving while under suspension.
One driver was also charged with impaired driving.

A class G1 licence driver was charged with driving with over .o grams of alcohol, Driving between the hours of Midnight and 5 a.m., and failing to have an accompanying driver.

Drug Arrests
A vehicle stop on Main St at 2:40 p.m. on the 15th Oct resulted in the seizure of 2,394 grams of marijuana, 45 methamphetamine pills, scales, and two BB handguns. Toby Drinkwater, 23 years, of Cedar St, and Shannon Rowe, 29 years, of Montreal have each been charged with 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance and 2 counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Both persons have been held in custody for bail hearings. Csts Elizabeth Bell and Bill Gainforth are investigating.

Vehicle Collisions
Every year the North Bay Police get calls from people who were involved in a long past vehicle collision that wasn’t reported to the police at the time. The complaint is usually that the other person’s information is wrong, that they didn’t get any information, that the other party is being uncooperative or that they can’t find them.
If you are involved in a minor collision where there are no injuries, settling yourselves is an option, but if you decide on this path you should obtain the other party’s vehicle licence number, the insurance particulars, the drivers name, address, phone number and confirm that information by looking at their driver’s licence. Record the drivers licence number if possible. If the other party refuses to give information or attempts to leave, contact your local police agency immediately.