During the first month of the school year, Peel Regional Police conducted a back-to-school road safety blitz in school zones throughout Brampton and issued an alarming number of Provincial Offence Notices (PONs).

Officers from the 22 Division traffic unit issued a total of 852 PONs (tickets) while the neighbourhood policing unit issued an additional 54 PONs.

Included among the offences issued by traffic officers were 247 tickets for speeding, 169 for permit issues, 100 for insurance issues, a stunt driving/dangerous driving office and 325 other various Highway Traffic Act offences.

Police caught one vehicle travelling 124 kilometres per hour in a 50 km/h zone. The driver told police he was heading into work and was late picking up a friend en route.