Highway 417

• Drivers of transport truck, car fined for stopping on Highway 417 lane for ‘coffee break’: police

  OPP say the drivers of a transport truck and car were issued multiple fines over the weekend for taking a coffee break in a live traffic lane on Highway 417 in Ottawa. 

  Traffic

  Feb 10, 2025
  
• 18-month-old child found in front seat of speeding car in Ontario

  An 18-month-old child was found sitting on a passenger's lap in the front seat when police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 417 in Ottawa over the long weekend.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2024
  
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• Protesters climb on Ottawa highway signs, causing delays and multi-vehicle crash: police

  Three protesters climbed onto highway signs in eastern Ontario Tuesday morning, causing "significant delays" and a multi-vehicle crash, police say.

  Canada

  May 28, 2024
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• Open dump truck crashes into Vanier Parkway overpass on Hwy 417 in Ottawa

  Traffic is detoured around a stuck dump truck box on Highway 417 westbound in Ottawa after a collision with the Vanier Parkway overpass Wednesday morning.

  Traffic

  Nov 10, 2021
• 4 people arrested after shots fired on Albion Road South on Monday: Ottawa police

  No one was injured in a shooting shortly after 5 a.m. on Albion Road South on Monday in Ottawa, according to an Ottawa police spokesperson.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2021
• 2 killed in tractor-trailer collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa: OPP

  Police in Ottawa say a man and a woman were killed when a tractor-trailer collided with their stopped vehicles on Highway 417 early Monday morning.

  Traffic

  Aug 23, 2021
• Driver killed after pickup truck rolls over off Highway 417 in Ottawa: OPP

  A 59-year-old woman was killed when the truck she was driving struck a guard rail and rolled over off Highway 417, according to Ottawa OPP.

  Traffic

  Jul 27, 2021
• Ottawa man charged after driving into Rideau River: OPP

  Police said an Ottawa man drove off Highway 417 into the Rideau River on Tuesday evening, leading to charges for dangerous driving.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 2021
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• OPP bust 2 young drivers in Ottawa for speeds over 180 km/h on Highway 417

  OPP say two young drivers were nabbed going more than 180 km/h on Highway 417 on Thursday night.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2020
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• OPP seeking motorcyclist from scene of fatal collision in Ottawa

  The collision occurred on the eastbound Highway 417 near Moodie Drive shortly after midnight on Sept. 12, police say.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2020