Officers who stopped a southern Ont. driver for speeding on Highway 17 in the north said two young children were in the back of the vehicle and not wearing seatbelts, police say.
The 42-year-old male driver is accused of travelling 135 km/h in a 90 km/h zone and pulled over just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday by members of the Manitouwadge detachment, the Ontario Provincial Police said in a social media post Wednesday afternoon.
As a result, the driver is facing numerous provincial offences notices for Highway Traffic Act violations.
Charges include two counts of driving while child passengers are not properly secured and speeding 45 km/h over the posted limit.
"The OPP want to remind you that it only takes a few seconds to buckle up," police said.
"A properly worn seatbelt greatly increases your chances of surviving a motor vehicle collision. Furthermore, speeding and other forms of aggressive driving are dangerous and remain leading causes and contributing factors in fatalities on OPP patrolled roads."
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Wednesday morning a crash between two SUVs on Highways 11 and 17 at Wolf River Bridge resulted in one fatality and several others injured, including one passenger with life-threatening injuries. Read more about that here.
