Over 360 vehicles stopped on first day of OPP initiative on Highway 401

East Region OPP are reminding you that road safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Police, along with the Ministry of Transportation, say they visually checked 363 vehicles on the first day of a joint initiative on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario.

It began Tuesday and police say they also conducted 35 alcohol screening tests with no violations.

They add that two commercial vehicles were taken out of service and nine tickets were issued for various infractions.

Officers also caught five commercial vehicles using a secondary road to bypass the inspections and MTO scales.

The initiative is ongoing this week.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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