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OPP traffic campaign sees uptick in speeding

Provincial police laid 110 speeding charges in Lambton County during a traffic safety campaign held over the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Operation Impact ran between October 9 and October 12, targeting dangerous driving behaviours.

Members of the OPP West Region detachments laid 2,152 charges in total during the holiday weekend, which is up from 1,832 last year.

Most of the charges laid were for speeding, with a total of 1,030, an increase from 911 in 2025.

West Region OPP also laid 36 stunt driving/racing charges, 83 charges for failing to wear a seatbelt, 41 for impaired driving, and 15 for distracted driving.

A specific breakdown of the Operation Impact results also showed that Lambton OPP laid five impaired driving charges, five stunt driving charges, two seatbelt charges, and one distracted driving offence.

Middlesex County saw the highest number of speeders during the holiday weekend with 159 charges issued.

Meanwhile, Haldimand County saw the fewest number of charges laid in total, with 17 for speeding.

West Region OPP includes: Lambton County, Chatham-Kent, Elgin County, Middlesex County, Essex County, Brant County, Grey Bruce (Wiarton), Grey County (Chatsworth), Haldimand County, Huron County, Norfolk County, Oxford County, Perth County, South Bruce, and Wellington County.

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