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"Tragic Weekend On West Region Roads": OPP

Provincial police have released figures that support what they are calling a "tragic weekend on West Region roads".

Two separate motorcycle collisions in Huron County on Sunday claimed the lives of three people.  Another person on one of the bikes remains in serious condition in a London hospital.   In both cases, the motorcycles were hit by vehicles.

OPP officers also found a lot of weekend drivers were in a hurry. In the West Region alone, police laid 979 Speeding charges, and 15 Racing charges. Across the province, over 45-hundred drivers were charged for Speeding or Racing.

18 drivers in the West Region were stopped and charged with Impaired; 33 for Distracted Driving; 42 for No Seatbelt; and 105 for Fail to Move Over For Emergency Vehicles.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.