THUNDER BAY -- Speeding drivers is now the No. 1 cause of road fatalities in the province this year.
That’s according to the Ontario Provincial Police who, in a release, said the death toll in this category is 76 per cent higher than this time last year.
As of June 26, speeding has been linked with 30 road deaths on OPP-patrolled roads, compared to 17 in 2016 over the same period of time.
Police say excessive speed continues to threaten the safety of other road users with more than 1,400 charges this year laid by the OPP against drivers clocked at 50 km/h or more over the posted speed limit.
During the Canada Day long weekend, OPP officers throughout the province will set their sights on speeding and all other forms of aggressive driving.
These behaviours include following too closely, unsafe passing and lane changes, failing to yield right-of-way, road rage and other dangerous, high-risk driving behaviours.
