Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Chapleau OPP are currently investigating a single motor vehicle collision on Hwy 129, Birch Twp. (60 kms south of Chapleau) that occurred yesterday Monday April 12th 2010 at approximately 10:00pm. Chapleau Volunteer Fire Dept. assisted police and ambulance with removal of one female party who was trapped in the vehicle, she was later air lifted to Laurentian Hospital in Sudbury with non life threatening injuries. Twenty three year old passenger Stephanie CARPENTER of Kapuskasing was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. As a result twenty-eight year old driver Jason THIBEAULT of Kapuskasing has been charged with the following:

Drive Motor Vehicle with a blood alcohol level exceeding 80 Milligrams causing a collision with Fatality

Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Death

Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm

Drive Motor Vehicle with blood alcohol level exceeding 80 Milligrams causing a collision with Bodily Harm

Breach of Probation (3 counts)

Hwy 129 was closed for approximately 7 hrs while Technical Traffic Collision Investigators processed the scene. Mr THIBEAULT is being held in custody pending a Bail Hearing in Timmins Wednesday.

SUSPICIOUS FIRE AT OLD MILL SITE IN SEARCHMONT

NO INJURIES

(Hodgins Twp., ON) – Sault Ste. Marie OPP and the Searchmont Fire Department responded to a fire at the old abandoned mill site on Highway 532 in Searchmont yesterday at 4:40 pm.

A grass fire was observed by a witness on the outside perimeter of the building that quickly spread to the outer wall area.

Investigation revealed that persons unknown were cutting scrap steel from the building and it is believed that the fire began as a result of a grinder or cutting torch spark.

Three vehicles were observed leaving the area around the same time as the fire. They are described as a black Dodge Pick up, a grey Dodge pick up and red Ford pick up truck.

Damage to the building was minor due to the quick response from the Aweres Fire Department.

If anyone has any information on this or any other crime call Crime Stoppers at
1-888-222- TIPS (8477) or at www.crimestoppers.com . You will never have to give your name. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display.

BUCKLE UP

OPP 2010 SPRING SEATBELT CAMPAIGN HAS BUGUN

(Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – The 2010 Spring Beat Belt Campaign will begin today and run until Saturday, April 24h.

It only takes two seconds to buckle up and everybody knows wearing a seatbelt can save your life. Based on Ontario’s collision data, unbelted drivers are nearly 38 more times more likely to be killed than belted drivers in similar collisions. But did you know that wearing a seatbelt isn’t just about you.

In a crash, unbelted backseat passengers can become high-speed projectiles and can injure or kill other people in the vehicle.

Wearing a seatbelt is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself and others in a motor vehicle collision.

In less than 24 hours a 24 year old male and a 23 year old female died here in the Northeast Region as a result of not wearing a seatbelt.

Seatbelts saves lives. What’s holding you back?