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CTV News
2 days ago
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Man charged for driving impaired, street racing on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
An Ottawa driver was charged with multiple offences after losing control of his vehicle on Highway 417 over the weekend. (OPP/X) Ontario Provincial Police laid multiple charges against a 28-year-old man for allegedly racing and driving impaired on Highway 417 in Ottawa over the weekend. Police say officers were called about a crash on the highway near Innes Road shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses told police they had seen the driver racing another vehicle when he lost control of his car from failing to make the curve at the Highway 174 and 417 split, OPP said in a news release Monday. The driver was transported to hospital with minor injuries. Police say he had been allegedly consuming alcohol and registered more than twice the legal drinking limit. Officers allegedly also found alcohol and cannabis inside the vehicle. The man was arrested on two charges related to impaired driving, dangerous operation, racing and failing to properly wear a seatbelt. He had his driver's licence suspended for 90-days and received an automatic 30-day driving suspension. He is set to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa at a later date.
CTV News
16-07-2025
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Drivers facing $5,000 fines for driving without insurance on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police say an officer noticed a motorcyclist driving on Highway 417 with no licence plate on Tuesday. (OPP/X) A motorcyclist is facing a minimum of $5,000 in fines after being stopped riding on Highway 417 in Ottawa without licence plates. Ontario Provincial Police say an officer stopped a motorcycle rider on Tuesday after noticing there was no licence plate. 'The owner had recently listed the bike for sale and had also taken the insurance off of it,' Const. Michael Fathi said. The driver is facing a minimum $5,000 fine for operating a vehicle without insurance. Meantime, a driver is facing a fine after being caught driving with an expired licence plate on Highway 417. Const. Fathi says an officer stopped the driver of a vehicle on Highway 417 last Saturday after the Automated Licence Plate Recognition camera system notified the officer that the plate on a vehicle was expired. 'Investigation revealed that there was also no insurance on the vehicle,' Fathi said. The driver is facing a minimum $5,000 fine for operating a vehicle without insurance.
CTV News
11-07-2025
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Driver facing charges after traffic stop on Ottawa road
Ontario Provincial Police say a driver is facing charges after a traffic stop on Monday. (OPP/X) An Ottawa driving is facing charges of stunt driving and flight from a peace officer after being stopped by police. On June 28, an Ontario Provincial Police officer attempted to stop a driver on Highway 417. 'The officer recognized the driver as someone he had charged the week before with being a suspended driver,' OPP Const. Michael Fathi said on X. 'The driver, who was travelling alone in the HOV lane, fled from police at high speeds.' Police say the vehicle was located again on Monday and impounded indefinitely. 'The driver not only faces charges under the Highway Traffic Act but also faces the criminal charge of flight from peace officer,' Fathi said.
CTV News
03-07-2025
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Montreal mom who allegedly abandoned daughter on Ontario highway charged with criminal negligence
A Montreal mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old child on the side of a highway last month is back in court Thursday and is facing an additional criminal offence. The 34-year-old woman was arrested June 16 after reporting her daughter missing the day before in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., triggering a massive police search. She was later charged with child abandonment. The young girl was found alive on June 18 on the side of Highway 417 near St. Albert, Ont., about 150 kilometres west of the family home in Montreal. The girl's mother returned to the Valleyfield courthouse Thursday for a bail hearing and was charged with one count of causing bodily harm by criminal negligence. According to a charge sheet, she is accused of failing to 'provide the necessaries of life for a child' under the age of 16 as a parent, which is an offence in the Criminal Code. The name of the woman cannot be published in order to respect the privacy of the child, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. There is also a standard publication ban prohibiting any information relating to evidence presented in court from being released. The Crown prosecutor is opposed to releasing the mother from custody. Her bail hearing continues Thursday afternoon. This is a developing story that will be updated.
CTV News
02-07-2025
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Westbound O'Connor on-ramp to Hwy. 417 closed for the summer as part of highway construction
The O'Connor Street on-ramp to the westbound lanes of Highway 417 is now closed for the next two months due to construction on the major highway through Ottawa. Construction began in May to reconstruct the median and 'undertake operational improvements' to the Queensway from the O-Train bridges to Kent Street. Starting July 2, the O'Connor Street on-ramp to the Queensway is closed until Aug. 29, with a detour in effect. The eastbound lanes of Hwy. 417 will now be reduced to two through lanes between Bronson Avenue and Kent Street. Officials say the outside lane beyond Bronson Avenue must exit at Kent Street. According to Kiewit Dufferin Midtown Partnership, three eastbound lanes will be maintained from Island Park Drive to Bronson Avenue and three westbound lanes will be maintained between Kent Street and Island Park Drive. 'Additional periodic lane closures will occur during off-peak daytime hours and overnight throughout the construction zone,' officials said. Lane closures, median closures and traffic control staging will be in place in the eastbound and westbound lanes until Oct. 30 for construction. 'To facilitate the access to Highway 417 median construction including but not limited to removals of existing infrastructure, installation of new drainage, overhead signs, electrical infrastructure, and median barrier wall,' the company said in a statement. Other construction work underway on Highway 417 includes improvements to the noise barrier and retaining wall replacements from Island Park Drive to Kent Street. The westbound on-ramp at Parkdale Avenue and the westbound off-ramp at Island Park Drive along Highway 417 are also closed until October for construction related to concrete curbs, retaining walls, drainage, noise barriers and landscaping work.
