A radar device in an OPP police cruiser shows a speed clocked at 140 kilometres/hour in Essex, on March 3, 2024. Photo courtesy OPP West Region/Facebook.A radar device in an OPP police cruiser shows a speed clocked at 140 kilometres/hour in Essex, on March 3, 2024. Photo courtesy OPP West Region/Facebook.
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OPP in Essex County rack up the most speeding charges

By Adelle Loiselle
August 8, 2025 - 12:43pm

The Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Essex County had the most charges laid for speeding over the Civic Holiday Weekend out of 13 detachments in the West Region.

OPP officers laid 121 charges for speeding in Essex County, one more than last year.

Officers also laid 23 charges for failure to wear a seatbelt, one for distracted driving, two for impaired driving, and six for failing to move over for an emergency vehicle on the side of the road. A total of 153 charges were laid, ten more than the Civic Holiday Weekend in 2024.

Across the West Region, a total of 1,425 charges were laid between August 1 and August 4.

Police targeted the driving behaviours that contribute the most to traffic deaths, injuries, and property damage on OPP-patrolled roads.

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