Drunk drivers, school-zone speeders targetted by police

By Jason White

Posted Mar 5, 2019 01:15:45 PM.

Ottawa traffic cops are on the hunt for impaired drivers and speeders in school zones.

Police have announced they're placing an added emphasis on those two dangers, this month.

Between 2013 and 2017, 213 people were injured in more than 800 collisions in Ottawa school zones. In the same time period, impaired driving killed 12 people and injured more than 600 others in Ottawa.

The Ottawa Police Service's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program chooses different infractions for added enforcement, each month.

Submit a Correction

Accessibility Feedback

Top Stories

OPL asking for $3M to boost security at several branches

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is looking to increase security at libraries across the city, citing an increase in dangerous incidents at several branches. OPL is asking for $3 million over the next...

7h ago

No injuries reported after car crashes into structure on CR 21 in Augusta

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding motorists to take extra precaution when driving during winter conditions after a car drove into a building on County Road 21 in August Township. Grenville...

4h ago

Ottawa firefighters help trapped driver after two-vehicle collision on Bank Street

Ottawa fire crews rescued one trapped person from their vehicle after a collision in the city's south end over the weekend. Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said firefighters responded to reports of a two-vehicle...

5h ago

Family of suspected hostage, Jewish groups and MPs rally on Hill against antisemitism

OTTAWA — The family of the only Canadian believed to be held by Hamas joined a Monday rallyon Parliament Hill, where hundreds calledfor an end to antisemitic violence in Canada and for solidarity with...

updated

1h ago