With more snow in the forecast, it’s the perfect time to hit the trails.
The Provincial Police and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs have kicked-off ‘Safe Snowmobile Week’.
OPP say they responded to 27-snowmobile deaths during the 2016-2017 season, marking the highest number of fatalities since the winter of 2003-2004.
There have already been 8 fatalities in 2018.
Police say a vast majority of those who died took unnecessary risks.
Officials say speeding, driving too fast for the conditions, drinking and driving and riding on unsafe ice are what lead to the fatalities.
Recently, Dryden Police arrested a local man for impaired driving on Earl Avenue.
For more information visit www.ofsc.on.ca/experience/go-safe
The OPP are also concerned about the number of fatal collisions on provincial highways in 2018.
Police say 29-people have already been killed this year.
That’s an 123% increase over the same period last year.
One collision was on Highway 17 near Vermilion Bay, claiming the life of a father and daughter from Nipigon on Highway 17 near Vermilion Bay.
Police say motorists need to adjust their speed and drive according to conditions.
