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Police nab 5 cellphone-using drivers

During a traffic enforcement initiative as part of Canada Road Safety Week, Greater Sudbury Police laid numerous charges, including one impaired driving charge and five distracted driving charges.
Sudbury.com Staff
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During a traffic enforcement initiative as part of Canada Road Safety Week, Greater Sudbury Police laid numerous charges, including one impaired driving charge and five distracted driving charges.

The Canada Road Safety Week initiative, which lasted May 12-18, focused on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving, as well as the use of seatbelts and child restraints.

The following charges were laid: one impaired driving charge, five charges of driving while suspended, 216 speeding charges, five distracted driving charges (using a hand held electronic device), eight seatbelt infractions, 89 other provincial offences and 14 insurance act charges.