OPP stop driver for speeding and discover young child with no seatbelt

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Ottawa detachment pulled over a driver for speeding through a construction zone on Highway 416 shortly before 2 a.m. on Sept. 30.

While the posted speed limit in the area was 80 km/h, the driver was caught travelling at 122 km/h, wrote OPP in a post on X.

When the officer approached the vehicle, they noticed a young child in the back laying across the back seats, sleeping without a seatbelt.

Before releasing the driver, police made sure the child was properly secured in their seatbelt.

The driver is facing charges following the incident, and the Ontario Provincial Police are reminding motorists and passengers to “buckle up for safety.”

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