Tuesday, December 2, 2003

TWO INJURED IN SCHOOL BUS COLLISION

Echo Bay, Ont.,

Two people suffered minor injuries after a school bus lost control and slid into the ditch yesterday afternoon.

At about 4:30 p.m. a school bus was westbound on Hwy 17 near Melody Lane in Echo Bay. The bus lost control, spun around on the roadway and slid into the ditch.

The driver and her infant son suffered minor injuries. They were treated at the scene and did not require hospitalization. The bus has major damage and had to be towed away from the scene.

TWO SENT TO HOSPITAL IN EVENING COLLISION

Laird Twp, Ont.,

Two people were sent to Sault and Area Hospital after their SUV left the roadway yesterday and rolled over.

At about 4:30 p.m. the vehicle was traveling on Hwy 17 near Rydall Mill Road when the SUV left the traveled portion of the roadway and entered the medium separating the highway. The vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its roof.

The two occupants were transported to Sault and Area Hospitals by ambulance. They were treated and released for minor injuries


MAYBE IF YOU JUST SLOWED DOWN------

Sault Ste Marie, Ont.,

Apart from the two collisions in Echo Bay and Laird Township, Sault Ste Marie OPP investigated six more collisions in the past 24 hours.

All of the remaining six collisions involved single motor vehicles with no other
vehicles were directly or indirectly involved in these collisions.

At 1:00 a.m. this morning police were sent to Hwy 17 east of Echo Bay after another vehicle went into the ditch after trying to pass a snowplow. With the wind and snow causing poor visibility to begin with, this motorist was passing the snowplow on the four-lane section of Hwy 17.

The driver “suddenly” couldn’t see where he was going and lost control of the vehicle. To the little surprise of the plow driver, the vehicle went into the ditch. The driver wasn’t hurt but he now spent some of his Christmas money on a tow call.

OPP believe that most of these collisions could be avoid if people just slowed down and drove according to the weather conditions. Most drivers can see that the weather conditions are poor and that the roadways are snow covered and slippery. It is the few drivers that refuse to slow down that injury themselves or other because they just won’t slow down.

EARLY MORNING PARTY LANDS ONE MAN IN BAIL COURT

Batchawana First Nation, Ont

The Batchawana First Nation police arrested one man after responding to a noise complaint early this morning.


At about 3:30 a.m. the Batchawana Police responded to a noise complaint at a residence on Frontenac Street. Police asked the occupants to quiet down and one man became argumentative. Police knew that he is on bail for previous criminal charges and one of his release conditions is not to drink.

The effects of alcohol on the man were obvious and therefore he is now in police holding cells where he will be waiting for his appearance in bail court this afternoon

Twenty one year old Cory Peplow, of the Batchawana First Nation, is charged with Breach of a Recognizance and will be brought to bail court this afternoon