(BlackburnNews.com file photo)The OPP say officers simply cannot understand why drivers are not getting the message to slow down.
Between Christmas Day and New Years Day, Lambton officers responded to 62 collisions.
Of those, 47 were single vehicles that collided with a ditch or median because drivers were simply going too fast in poor weather and road conditions.
Police say many now face insurance policy increases of anywhere from $500 to $1,000 and had to pay $200 to get their vehicles towed out of the ditch.
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.
A man charged with arson with disregard for human life following a fire at 99 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham in January is out on bail for a second time.
Paisley Fraleigh was a part of Team Ontario's winning team at the 2026 U18 Women’s Tackle National Championship in Regina.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
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.
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.
