Officers impound vehicles for stunt driving

Every long weekend, the local police will conduct a blitz looking for drivers committing the "fatal four" infractions.

- Impaired

- Aggressive

- Distracted

- Speeding

On Saturday, Constable Phil Kane took to social media to describe a potentially deadly incident.

On River Road, Kane spotted a loaded 18-wheeler transport truck travelling 100 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone.

He noted that River Road is only two lanes and that it could have been a 'disaster.'

Loaded 18-wheeler caught doing 100 in posted 60 zone!!! River Rd... a 2 lane road. This could have been a disaster. #ottnews#charged #longweekend#roadsafety pic.twitter.com/bTMoehVRzs — Phil Kane (@carbinekane) August 4, 2018

On Sunday, officers were out again keeping an eye out for misbehaving drivers.

Constable Jon Hall, otherwise known as The Bearded Cop, tweeted that in a two hour period officers laid 42 charges and impounded two vehicles.

The drivers that lost their vehicles were reportedly caught doing 115 & 116 in 60 km/hr zones. One in the Hunt Club/ Lorry Greenberg area, the other near Heron and Riverside.

These charges add up to one count every 2 minutes and 50 seconds.





YOUR #ottpolice traffic team was busy this am. In approx. 2 hours, 42 charges were laid including 2 impounded vehicles for #Stunting 115&116 in 60 stretches. #otttraffic #RoadSafety #longweekend - stay safe out there. pic.twitter.com/XiJc1HuZ2H — Bearded Cop (@TheBeardedCop) August 5, 2018

Hall also made mention of a driver with a bit of road rage that caught his eye.

1 driver was curtious enough to grab my attention by honking furiously/making hand gestures at other drivers - flying mid-90’s in the 60 stretch. #RoadRage #awkward #Busted pic.twitter.com/xVb27izYLr — Bearded Cop (@TheBeardedCop) August 5, 2018



The police safety blitz will continue on the Civic Holiday on Monday.