OPS traffic enforcement results in 92 charges over two day period
Posted Sep 5, 2026 10:11:17 AM.
Ottawa Police Service (OPS) conducted a targeted traffic enforcement on Aug. 28 and 29, laying a total of 92 charges.
Over the two days of enforcement, OPS monitored vehicle gatherings, organized events related to cars and high-risk driving across the city.
A combination of officers from the Road Safety Unit, District Traffic and Impounded vehicle units were active on Friday and Saturday evenings. Friday saw 18 Provincial Offence Notices and three Part III court summonses, totaling 21 charges.
On Saturday, OPS laid 71 charges, which included 64 Provincial Offence Notices and seven Part III court charges.
In total, officers laid:
- 82 Provincial Offence Notices
- 10 Part III court charges
- 92 charges overall
Three drivers were charged with stunt driving over the two-day enforcement period.
On Friday, a 32-year-old driver was caught exceeding the speed limit on Highway 417 near Parkdale Avenue, travelling at 143 kilometres per hour in a 80 kilometre per hour zone.
Two drivers were charged with stunt driving Saturday:
- At Fisher Avenue and Dynes Road, a 28-year-old driver was observed travelling 102 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. The driver was charged with stunt driving and speeding. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days.
- At Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue, a vehicle was observed travelling 133 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. The vehicle was involved in a minor collision at an intersection and continued from the scene. The driver was charged with stunt driving, speeding, failing to stop at a red light and failing to remain at the scene of a collision. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days.
Another driver was stopped near Prince of Wales Drive and Normandy Crescent after an Automated Licence Plate Recognition alert indicated the registered owner was suspended. The 40-year-old driver was charged with driving while under suspension and failing to stop at a red light.
Across both days, charges included speeding, vehicle equipment and muffler offences, licence and permit violations, red-light and stop-sign offences, distracted driving and other Highway Traffic Act offences.
