Dryden Police and Provincial Police have launched their annual Operation Impact campaign.
Officers will be out in full force this Thanksgiving Long Weekend ensuring everyone stays safe.
The theme of the campaign this year is “Safety Doesn’t Happen By Accident.”
Police will be cracking down on impaired driving due to alcohol, drugs or fatigue, as well as aggressive driving, distracted driving, and driving without a seat belt.
The OPP has responded to 209 fatal motor vehicle collisions so far this year, which claimed the lives of 224 people.
Drivers accounted for 155 of those killed, 33 of the victims were passengers and 36 were pedestrians.
Speed is the leading factor in the fatalities with 41.
The OPP has noticed a nearly 30% increase in excessive speeding this year, having laid almost 6,800 racing and stunt driving charges to date.
Not wearing a seat belt was a contributing factor in 40 of the deaths, inattentive drivers were linked to 37, and 35 fatalities involved drug or alcohol-impaired drivers.
