OPP targets distracted drivers in March Break campaign
Ontario Provincial Police will be cracking down on inattentive drivers with a distracted driving campaign starting Monday until the end of the week.
For a fifth consecutive year, distracted driving remains the deadliest cause of road fatalities, with 83 deaths on OPP-patrolled roads in 2017. That number surpasses speed-related, seat belt-related, and alcohol and drug-related deaths for the year.
Since Ontario distracted driving laws took effect in 2009, there have been 692 fatalities involving d
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