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OPP report numerous charges and fatalities during Civic Weekend

Huron OPP reports risky behaviours during Civic Holiday Long Weekend, and too many fatal road, boating and drowning incidents across Ontario.

OPP officers responded to three separate drownings. Two other people died in boating or paddling incidents. Motor vehicle collisions also resulted in the loss of two other lives, across the province.

Huron County OPP officers laid numerous charges targeting drivers that engaged in risky driving behaviours during one of the year's busiest weekends on the roads. 89 Speeding, Two Seatbelt, Five Other Highway Traffic Act Offences, and One Impaired Driving Charge was laid. A collision on Friday afternoon in Blyth between a pickup truck and a motorcycle remains under investigation. The driver of the motorcycle sustained serious injuries.

OPP officers laid numerous charges while targeting drivers who were not in compliance with Ontario's Move Over law and who engaged in other risky driving behaviours during one of the year's busiest weekends on Ontario's roads.

The OPP laid more than 6,600 traffic-related charges throughout the province between Friday and Monday

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