Road Safety in the News

March 25, 2024

How a solar eclipse can lead to a spike in deaths from this surprising cause

NATIONAL POST

March 25, 2024

Two drivers stopped for stunt driving on Ottawa roads

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

March 24, 2024

3 taken to hospital, including child, in Orleans car crash

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

March 12, 2024

Ottawa unlicenced stunt driver charged after clocking 168 km/h on Hwy. 416

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

March 11, 2024

Driver rescued from flipped OC Transpo bus after south end collision

CITYNEWS OTTAWA

March 10, 2024

Ottawa pedestrian killed on Highway 417, police seek witnesses

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

March 10, 2024

1 dead after single vehicle crash south of Ottawa

CBC NEWS

March 9, 2024

Trapped driver saved by firefighters in Orleans

CITYNEWS OTTAWA

March 6, 2024

Should school buses have seatbelts? Rollover crash in Ontario prompts new questions

GLOBAL NEWS

March 4, 2024

G2 driver going 165 km/h on Ottawa road facing stunt driving charge

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

February 29, 2024

Multiple drivers charged for excessive speeds in Orléans

CityNews Ottawa

February 28, 2024

Firefighters rescue driver trapped in vehicle mangled in east-end collision

OTTAWA CITIZEN

February 28, 2024

6 taken to hospital in head-on crash with student transport vehicle in Ottawa’s southeast

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

February 21, 2024

Distracted driving study to focus on school zones and elevated-risk areas

CTV NEWS WINDSOR

February 20, 2024

Ottawa police seek witnesses to life-threatening weekend collision

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

February 16, 2024

Ottawa police urge Quebec to align drunk driving rules with Ontario’s

CBC NEWS

February 16, 2024

Man dies after car falls into Ottawa River in Gatineau, Que.

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

February 14, 2024

68-year-old Gatineau man killed in head-on collision

CITYNEWS OTTAWA

February 13, 2024

Wellington Street closure would yield ‘notable impacts,’ study finds

CBC NEWS

February 12, 2024

10 drivers stopped for stunt driving in Ottawa this weekend

CTV News Ottawa

February 9, 2024

3 novice drivers among 5 caught for stunt driving in Ottawa on Friday

CTV News Ottawa

February 7, 2024

Ottawa firefighters extricate trapped driver in Orleans

CTV News Ottawa

February 7, 2024

Debate over photo radar cameras moves to rural Ottawa

CTV News Ottawa

February 6, 2024

Street in front of Vanier school closes to traffic as pilot project begins

CBC News

February 5, 2024

Impaired driving a ‘scary trend’ in eastern Ontario, OPP warns

CTV News Ottawa

February 5, 2024

These are the top 15 intersections for red light camera tickets in Ottawa

CTV News Ottawa

February 4, 2024

Kanata man charged with impaired driving after hitting guardrail, injuring passenger

CTV News Ottawa

February 4, 2024

2 people, including child, suffer serious injuries after Hwy. 17 car crash

CTV News Ottawa

February 2, 2024

Driver charged following two-vehicle collision in Clarence-Rockland

CityNews Ottawa

February 2, 2024

Road rage incident leads to multiple assault and firearm charges

CityNews Ottawa

January 30, 2024

OPP charges 2 Ottawa drivers with drunk driving

CityNews Ottawa

January 29, 2024

Ottawa police cruiser involved in three-vehicle crash, officer suffers minor injuries

Ottawa Citizen

January 29, 2024

Ottawa police cleared in chase before fatal Westboro crash

CTV News Ottawa

January 29, 2024

Gatineau driver issued $490 fine after striking another vehicle, barrier on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa

CTV News Ottawa

January 28, 2024

4-car crash in Alta Vista allegedly caused by impaired driver: police

CTV News Ottawa

January 26, 2024

Police nab impaired driver in Ottawa’s south end

CITYNEWS Ottawa

January 24, 2024

1 killed in crash between Carleton Place and Perth

CBC News

January 20, 2024

Parents at new Barrhaven school worried about unsafe conditions and congestion

CTV News Ottawa

January 19, 2024

Youth charged with careless driving causing bodily harm after pedestrian struck Thursday

OTTAWA CITIZEN

January 18, 2024

5 Ottawa drivers charged with stunt driving on Thursday; 12 since Monday

CTV NEWS OTTAWA

January 18, 2024

OPP allege teen G2 driver caught speeding, tried to ‘evade police’

Inside Ottawa Valley

January 18, 2024

Speeder claims she was looking for hand warmer when she activated car’s power boost

Ottawa Citizen

January 17, 2024

Ottawa police charge tow truck driver caught speeding in residential area

CTV NEWS Ottawa

January 17, 2024

Ottawa police charge tow truck driver caught speeding in residential area

CTV NEWS Ottawa

January 17, 2024

Second stunt driving charge laid against Ottawa driver in same location two years apart

CTV NEWS Ottawa

January 16, 2024

Driver handed $490 fine after failing to stop for emergency vehicle on Highway 416

CITYNEWS Ottawa

January 16, 2024

Ottawa police charged 32 drunk drivers so far this year

CITYNEWS Ottawa

January 15, 2024

2 people hurt in crash on Ottawa’s Baseline Road

CTV News Ottawa

January 15, 2024

Ottawa police charge drivers caught speeding in bus lane

CTV News Ottawa

January 14, 2024

Slew of collisions reported across eastern Ontario during snowstorm

CTV News Ottawa

January 12, 2024

Ottawa drivers avoiding photo radar cameras causing problems on residential roads

CTV News Ottawa

January 10, 2024

Road safety during a winter storm

CTV News Ottawa

January 10, 2024

OPP arrest impaired driver caught with cocaine

CityNews Ottawa

January 8, 2024

Ottawa fire helps pull person out of wrecked car after South Gloucester crash

CityNews Ottawa

January 6, 2024

Man, 39, charged with impaired driving after Queensway crash

Ottawa Citizen

January 4, 2024

Driver receives second stunt driving charge for speeding in same area near Highway 174

CITYNEWS Ottawa

January 4, 2024

Canadians ‘deeply alarmed’ by speeding in residential neighbourhoods: CAA

CTV NEWS Ottawa

January 3, 2024

Elderly pedestrian dead after fatal hit-and-run on Bank Street

CITYNEWS Ottawa

January 3, 2024

Orleans residents question city’s decision to remove street from list to prevent speeding

CTV News Ottawa

January 2, 2024

More than 130 eastern Ontario motorists charged with impaired driving over the holidays

CTV News Ottawa

December 31, 2023

Orleans residents raise issue of speeding after pedestrian hit at intersection

CTV News Ottawa

December 30, 2023

Ottawa G2 licenced driver charged for clocking 172 km/h on Hwy. 417

CTV News Ottawa

December 28, 2023

A broken pelvis, a severed vein and a holiday ruined: 7-year-old in hospital after crash that led to impaired driving charge

CBC News

December 27, 2023

More than 10,000 impaired driving charges laid in Ontario this year: OPP

CTV News Toronto

December 27, 2023

Ottawa man, 23, faces several impaired driving-related charges in Dec. 22 four-car crash

Ottawa Citizen

December 27, 2023

4 car pileup in Ottawa injures child and 2 others

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 20, 2023

G2 driver found to be four times the legal limit following crash in Ottawa

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 20, 2023

Police seek witnesses after cyclist injured in alleged hit-and-run Sunday

Ottawa Citizen

December 19, 2023

Man dead after hit-and-run in Gatineau

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 19, 2023

Two arrested in single-vehicle crash in Ottawa’s south-end

CTV News Ottawa

December 15, 2023

Driver facing impaired driving charges after early morning crash on the Queensway

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 15, 2023

Police respond to multiple collisions in Ottawa due to icy road conditions

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 12, 2023

Over 840 drivers have been charged with impaired driving related offences in 2023: OPS

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 12, 2023

Fire crews rescue trapped driver from vehicle in south Ottawa

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 12, 2023

27 Ottawa drivers charged with impaired driving offences over the weekend

CTV NEWS Ottawa

December 10, 2023

Driver in rental car charged with stunt driving

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 10, 2023

The 10 busiest photo radar cameras in Ottawa so far in 2023

CTV News Ottawa

December 10, 2023

Police looking for driver who left the scene of a hit-and-run on Highway 417

CITYNEWS Ottawa

December 8, 2023

Woman critically hurt in south Ottawa crash has died

CBC

December 4, 2023

Ottawa firefighters help trapped driver after two-vehicle collision on Bank Street

CITYNEWS OTTAWA

December 3, 2023

Charges laid against impaired driver who ‘unbelievably escaped’ with minor injuries after collision: OPP

CITYNEWS OTTAWA

November 28, 2023

Man killed in Stittsville rollover

CBC

November 28, 2023

OPS busts four stunt drivers on Monday, some repeat offenders

CityNews Ottawa

 

November 26, 2023

Woman dead after two-vehicle collision on Carp Road

Ottawa Citizen

 

November 23, 2023

Driver stopped for going 138 km/h in construction zone, charged with stunt driving

CityNews Ottawa

 

November 23, 2023

Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by driver, stuck under vehicle in Vanier

CTV News Ottawa

 

November 21, 2023

Pedestrian treated for serious injuries after vehicle strike on Hunt Club Road

CTV News Ottawa

 

November 19, 2023

Three drivers stopped for speeding on Highway 417

CityNews Ottawa

 

November 19, 2023

Two people hurt in vehicle rollover on Airport Parkway Sunday morning

CTV News Ottawa

 

November 18, 2023

Trapped driver extracted from vehicle following dump truck crash in Ottawa’s south-end

CTV News Ottawa

 

November 16, 2023

‘I want them to apologize’: Deaf, blind Ottawa man has close call with vehicle

CTV News Ottawa

November 12, 2023

Police stop driver for going nearly 100 km/h over posted speed limit near Carleton University

CityNews Ottawa

November 11, 2023

Pedestrian struck at corner of Rideau Street, Wurtemburg Street on Saturday evening

Ottawa Citizen

November 8, 2023

Two rescued from Rideau River following two-car collision

CTV News Ottawa

November 7, 2023

Pedestrian dead after crash on Walkley Road

CBC

November 6, 2023

Woman, 63, dies after Barrhaven crash

CBC

November 3, 2023

Pedestrian struck in Orléans dead, police say

CBC

November 3, 2023

Complaint leads police to suspected impaired driver

CityNews Ottawa

November 2, 2023

Firefighters help one person trapped in vehicle after collision

CityNews Ottawa

October 30, 2023

Driver, 72, killed in two-vehicle collision in Clarence-Rockland

CityNews Ottawa

October 30, 2023

Rider killed in motorbike crash west of Pembroke

CBC

October 27, 2023

Pedestrian killed by alleged impaired driver in Hull

CBC

October 21, 2023

Man, 32, receives life-threatening injuries in crash in south Ottawa

Ottawa Citizen

October 21, 2023

Ottawa police stop ‘high-flyin’ drivers’ in south and east ends

CTV News Ottawa

October 20, 2023

Ottawa police seeking witnesses to hit-and-run that injured construction worker on Clyde Avenue

Ottawa Citizen

October 20, 2023

Ottawa police seeking witnesses to hit-and-run that injured construction worker on Clyde Avenue

Ottawa Citizen

October 17, 2023

Motorcyclist killed in Ottawa crash

Ottawa Citizen

October 17, 2023

Ottawa councillor says residents raised concerns about intersection even before teen was hit by vehicle

Ottawa Citizen

October 16, 2023

Teen left with serious injuries after being hit by vehicle near Merivale High School

Ottawa Citizen

October 14, 2023

Police conduct city-wide enforcement, numerous charges and tickets issued

CityNews Ottawa

October 13, 2023

Ottawa police officers target stunt drivers this weekend as councillors warn speeding is a ‘significant issue’ this fall

CTV News Ottawa

October 5, 2023

Pedestrian dies after being struck by a vehicle in Little Italy on Monday

CTV News Ottawa

October 2, 2023

Pedestrian struck, killed by driver in Sandy Hill

CBC

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