It was a busy Easter long weekend for the OPP as it conducted a province-wide seatbelt campaign.
"Over the four-day event, the OPP laid close to 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," says a news release.
Speeding posed a significant threat throughout the weekend, with more than 6,400 fines for speeding and over 150 fines for racing/stunt driving issued.
Approximately 140 impaired driving charges and more than 130 distracted driving charges were among other offences for which drivers were held accountable.
The Easter Long Weekend Seatbelt Campaign ran from March 29 to April 1.
