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Thursday, February 13, 2003

SPEEDING SNOWMOBILES Goulais River, Ont., Another day of snow machine patrol by the Northeast Region Traffic and Marine Unit has produced yet another "high miler" on the trails. Yesterday afternoon were running radar on the trails.
SooToday Staff
SPEEDING SNOWMOBILES
Goulais River, Ont.,

Another day of snow machine patrol by the Northeast Region Traffic and Marine Unit has produced yet another "high miler" on the trails.

Yesterday afternoon were running radar on the trails. One snow machine operator was clocked 131 km/h on the trail. The speed limit on the snow machine trails is 50km/h. The officers did get the driver stopped and if he is convicted of the charge he will face $110.00 fine.

Excessive speed, drinking and driving and darkness are the three major causes of snow machine fatalities in Ontario. If you lose control of your snow machine, hit another person on the trails or just fall off the machine at that speed, chances of you or anyone else surviving are slim at the best. One brief moment of careless on the trails may cost you or someone else a life.


ANOTHER IMPAIRED DRIVER
Batchawana, Ont.,

As a result of a vehicle stop early this morning, Sault Ste Marie OPP have charged a Batchawana resident with Impaired Driving and his drivers licence has been suspended for 90 days.

At about 1:00 a.m. this morning a patrol officer with the Sault Ste Marie O.P.P. detachment stopped a vehicle on Hwy 17 in the Batchawana area.

The driver was given a roadside breath test which he failed. He was brought back to the Sault Ste Marie detachment and given a breathalyzer test which he also failed.

As a result of these tests and some driving evidence, 51-year-old Daniel Beaver of Batchawana has been charged with Impaired Driving. In accordance with the Automatic Drivers Licence Suspension Program in Ontario, his licence to drive a motor vehicle in Ontario is also suspended for 90 days.


STOLEN SKIDDER PARTS
Echo Bay, Ont.,

Sault Ste Marie OPP were called to a bush area in Kehoe Township west of Echo Bay to investigate a theft of skidder parts.

Sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning thieves removed skidder parts and choker chains from a logging operation in the area. The value of the stolen parts is estimated at about $500.00.

If anyone on Echo Lake Road or Echo River Road saw anyone or anything unusual in the area in the past few days please call the O.P.P. or Crime Stoppers with the information.