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Broadcast time: 2:30pm |
Date: May 25th, 2018 |
43 drivers in total were ticketed in Sarnia for distracted driving offences during a two day traffic community safety initiative.
On May 23rd & 24th, 2018, officers from the Sarnia Police Service Traffic Unit, Community Services Division and COPPS Unit conducted a two day distracted driving blitz focusing on drivers using hand-held communication or entertainment devices. Of the 43 drivers charged, 16 were female and 27 were male. The youngest driver was 17 and the oldest driver was 79. Fifteen additional tickets were handed out for various offences under The Highway Traffic Act during the two day blitz.
The Sarnia Police Service would like to remind drivers that “hands free driving” means hands on the steering wheel – not on your phone. This includes being stopped at a red light, stop sign, traffic jam, etc. If you need to use your cell phone, please pull off the road or use a device that allows your phone to operate “hands free”.
The offence of driving with a hand-held communication device or hand-held entertainment device is $490.00 and a gain of three demerit points.
Constable Nelson Amaral
Community Services Branch
Tel: 519-344-8861 Ext 6137
Email: namaral@police.sarnia.on.ca