Thursday, July 14, 2005

Single Vehicle Collision Claims Life

(White River, Ontario) –On the 14th of July at 12:58 pm, Superior East OPP attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision which occurred on Highway 17 at the south limits of the Town of White River.

A 1986 Toyota pickup truck was traveling northbound coming into White River when it veered onto the shoulder. The driver and lone occupant lost control and the truck rolled into the northbound ditch.

A Technical Traffic Collision Investigator from Marathon OPP as well as White River Fire Department and MTO were on scene to assist Superior East OPP.

The driver, 77 year old Werner TIEDE of Val Caron was taken by ambulance to Lady Dunn Hospital in Wawa where he succumbed to his injuries.

OPP Charge Man in Blind River Incident

(Blind River, Ontario) – The Ontario Provincial have charged a 21-year-old man with a number of offences following an incident at a residence in Blind River on June 28, 2005.

Officers had responded to a 911 call at a home at 17 Hamilton St. and found 92-year-old Laurie Labine suffering from apparent injuries. She was transported to hospital where she died yesterday.

Charged with two counts of assault police, two counts of breach of probation, one count of resisting arrest and one count of mischief is Michael Fortin of Colonization Road in Blind River.

Car Window Smashed

Somebody out there doesn’t like somebody. A Shetland trailer Park resident was awakened at 3:00 A.M. on the 13th of July 2005 by the sound of dogs barking. There was also the sound of someone running away. When dawn broke and the resident checked outside they discovered that someone had broken the rear window out of their car. No clues left at the scene and seemingly no rational reason for such an inane act. The culprit is still unknown and the investigation continues.

Collision between 2 Trucks

There is a curve on Mile 38 Road in Tilley Township approximately 11 kilometres in from Highway 17. At times when we travel the back roads we find it easier to cut those corners rather than follow their natural paths. Sometimes we are unpleasantly surprised by what we encounter part way through our lazy man’s route to the other side.

Two pick-up trucks were navigating this particular stretch of Mile 38 Road yesterday at approximately 1:00 P.M. One was north bound and one was south bound. The northbound truck was negotiating the left hand curve but unfortunately did not allow enough room for the southbound vehicle to pass. Collision ensued and the northbound truck ended up in the ditch, the two occupants suffering minor injuries. The two pick-up trucks did not fare nearly as well as the occupants. The investigation is continuing.

Reminder To Drivers

Traffic laws were designed to keep us safe when traveling throughout our land. Stop signs yield signs, red lights, caution lights were meant to remind us to be careful and heed the actions of others. Sometimes those signs require us to yield the right of way to other drivers in the name of safety. Rolling through stop signs, ignoring yield signs, running caution lights and disregarding red lights to take advantage of the delay in the cross traffic light turning green are disasters awaiting to happen. If we seriously look at motor vehicle collisions, in reality, few are “accidents”. Most are the results of inattentiveness while behind the wheel or being overly aggressive in our travels from point “A” to point “B”.

Remember that you are not the best driver on the road only a driver who has the knowledge and skills to arrive alive. Arriving alive is dependent on how we act enroute. Be careful.

Fire Ban

The Ontario Provincial Police want to remind all of the citizens of our area that we are under a
fire ban due to the extremely dry conditions. Some folks frequenting area lakes are choosing to ignore this ban and are lighting campfires. Those of you willing to take the risk should be aware that you would be subject to being charged under the Forest fire Prevention Act. In addition to that unpleasant experience contemplate being civilly liable for all expenses with regards to damage caused and the extinguishing of the fire. Sounds like a lifetime of debt repayment to me!