DUI charges are way up in Ontario and the culprits are almost all men
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Ontario saw an alarming year-over-year increase in the number of motorists caught driving under the influence last month, according to new statistics on dangerous driving charges released by the OPP s Highway Safety Division Wednesday.
The OPP stats for April 2021 indicate that a total of 618 DIU charges were laid in Ontario last month compared with 515 similar charges issued in the same month in 2020 representing an increase of 20 per cent year over year.
Last Updated Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:59PM EDT One person is dead and four others were hurt, two critically, after a five-vehicle crash on Highway 6 in rural Hamilton between the hamlets of Harper’s Corners and Freelton on Wednesday afternoon. Hamilton paramedics say that at 12:50 p.m. they were called to Highway 6, between Edgewood Road and the 8
th Concession for a multiple car crash. They said one occupant of a vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was taken to hospital in critical condition, and a woman in her 30s was also taken to a trauma centre in critical condition.
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Essex County drivers are advised to expect a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in the county Friday night into early Saturday. (Shutterstock)
SALEM, MA North Shore drivers are advised to expect the possibility of coming across a sobriety checkpoint in Essex County Friday night into Saturday morning.
The exact spot on the checkpoint is not revealed. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our roadways, State Police Col. Christopher Mason said. It will be operated during varied hours, the selection of the vehicles will not be arbitrary, safety will be assured and any inconveniences to motorists will be minimized with advance notice to reduce fear and anxiety.
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