It’s been a deadly month for collisions across Ontario, with the provincial police reporting that 27 people have died in crashes on roads they patrol since the beginning of June.
The OPP said those 27 deaths were the result of 23 collisions that have occurred between June 1 and 21. In the same period last year there were 22 fatal collisions, while the total for 2014 on OPP-patrolled roads was 290.
Four of the collisions involved double fatalities, one resulted in the deaths of two motorcyclists and two other fatal collisions led to two drivers being charged with impaired driving causing death.
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“These senseless road deaths are revealing the same causal factors over and over again. Until all drivers stop speeding, driving impaired or distracted and ensure that everyone in their vehicle is buckled in, history will continue to repeat itself and innocent people will continue to die on our roads,” said OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair in a release.
The number of fatal collisions in June pushes the total number of road deaths on OPP-patrolled roads up to 124 for the year.
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With summer now officially underway, the OPP urged all drivers to take traffic laws seriously and to recognize that they play a significant role in preventing collisions and deaths from occurring.
If drivers pass someone who is using their cellphone or are distracted by some other activity by the wheel, they are encouraged to report it to the OPP. That is especially true if you see someone driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as you could be preventing a potentially fatal collision from occurring.
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