News Release
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(WEST PARRY SOUND, ON) – Members of the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were highly visible enforcing Highway Traffic Act laws during the start of the Distracted Driving Week which commenced Saturday, March 14, 2015.
The number of fatalities in Ontario caused by distracted driving is expected to surpass the number of people who died as a result of alcohol-related crashes for a seventh consecutive year.
On March 15, 2015, officers were patrolling Bowes Street in Parry Sound. At approximately 11:15 a.m. a driver was observed speaking into a cell phone being held in his right hand.
The driver, John HEPBURN, 24 years old from Massey was charged with drive hand-held communication device contrary to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The total payable fine for using hand-held phones or entertainment devices while driving is $280.
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