'Very concerning': Northwest OPP have responded to 12 fatal crashes in already this year
Provincial police are growing increasingly concerned after a significant increase in fatal highway crashes through the first six months of this year.
During that time period last year, provincial police responded to three fatal collisions which resulted in four deaths. The five-year average for year-to-date fatal collisions has been four. Driver fatigue isn’t a factor that is normally spoken about, but one that drivers should take seriously, he said.
"If your fatigue is increasing as your road trip gets longer, being able to stay awake could become an issue," he said. "So, if you are getting tired, there are spots to pull over to rest. There are little towns in our regions to pull and take a rest at.” “When you are going through towns, depending on the time of day, some towns don’t have gas stations that are open,” Foster said.
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