Nearly 300 tickets have been issued in Chatham-Kent as part of a week-long police enforcement campaign focused on poor driving behaviour.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service said 295 provincial offence notices were issued to drivers on local roads during Canada Road Safety Week from May 13 to May 19. The vast majority of the infractions were for speeding.
During the campaign, officers conducted 11 RIDE programs in CK targeting impaired driving, distracted driving, and aggressive driving, as well as failing to wear a seatbelt.
A total of 1,099 vehicles were stopped during the campaign.
Officers also laid four criminal code charges, including impaired driving by alcohol, impaired driving by drugs, driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, and refusing a demand.
