Road fatalities down ahead of traffic safety campaign

To The Haldimand Press

HALDIMAND—The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting that 58 people died on OPP roads from January 1 to May 5, 2019.

Speed, alcohol/drugs, inattentive driving, and lack of seat belt use are linked to almost half (45%) of the deaths. There were 97 road fatalities this time last year, with more than half (53%) of the deaths linked to these same causal factors.