Police Remind Motorists

December 31, 2009

Four collisions in the last two days are prompting the Owen Sound Police Service to remind motorists to be more attentive when driving.

 

Inspector Stephen MacKinnon stated, “The first collision occurred on Tuesday evening when one driver failed to stop at a stop sign.  The other three collisions, two within approximately 10 minutes of each of other yesterday afternoon, occurred when the drivers made improper turns into the paths of other motor vehicles.  All four collisions could have been avoided.”

 

On Tuesday evening, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a van was eastbound on 19^th Street West approaching 4^th Avenue West when the driver failed to stop at the intersection and collided with a car travelling southbound on the avenue.  The 45-year-old Owen Sound female driver of the van was charged with Failing to Stop.  The 17-year-old female driver and her 16-year-old female passenger in the car, both from Owen Sound, were taken to hospital by ambulance and treated for minor injuries.

 

Yesterday, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a 72-year-old Bruce Peninsula female was driving her Toyota westbound on 16^th Street East when she made a left turn to go south on 9^th Avenue East.  Unfortunately, there was a Pontiac being driven by a 25-year-old female from South Bruce Peninsula approaching the same intersection to continue eastbound on 16^th Street East.  The driver of the Pontiac had the right-of-way but the driver of the Toyota turned left into her path and was charged with an Improper Left Turn.

 

Eight minutes later, Owen Sound Police Officers attended a collision on the west side of the city involving three motor vehicles.  A 51-year-old Georgian Bluffs area male was driving his Dodge in the curb lane of 10^th Street West approaching the right turn lane at 9^th Avenue West.  The male merged into the turn lane however it was already occupied by a Hyundai being driven by a 43-year-old South Bruce Peninsula female.  The Dodge struck the left rear quarter of the Hyundai causing it to spin back out onto 10^th Street West into the rear of a silver Nissan that had been in front of the Dodge in the curb lane waiting to proceed westbound through the intersection at 9^th Avenue West.  The Nissan was being driven by a 22-year-old male from London ( Ontario).  The driver of the Dodge was charged with Changing Lanes Not in Safety.

 

At approximately 6:50 p.m., officers were back at the intersection of 16^th Street and 9^th Avenue East investigating another collision and found the exact same circumstances as the collision that occurred there almost three hours prior.  This time a 24-year-old London area female turned left in front of a 29-year-old Owen Sound female.  The London area female was also charged with making an Improper Left Turn.

 

   

 

“Although the road surfaces were slushy, it was the inattentiveness of the drivers that caused these collisions.  The message here is take the time to take a second look, especially with the increased traffic on the roadways for the holiday season.  The extra time you take can save everyone a lot of headaches and injuries.  We were fortunate no-one was injured in the three collisions from yesterday,” said MacKinnon.

 

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