The Prince George RCMP are supporting today's National Day of Remembrance for road crash victims.
"In support of the families of those that have lost their lives on our roadways, the Prince George RCMP's Municipal Traffic Services Section and volunteers from our Community Policing office, will be out spreading the message to slow down and drive to the road conditions" said Prince George RCMP Staff Sgt. Brad Anderson, in charge of Operations at the detachment.
"More than 300 people have lost their lives in our region over the last five years and many of them due to speed".
Many volunteers will be taking part in the Speed Watch program in areas throughout the City. Members of the Detachment's Traffic Services Section will be out supporting our volunteers by conducting enforcement in those areas.
- In the last five years, 328 people have been killed in car crashes in the North Central region;
- Each October there is an average of 24 collisions resulting in injuries or death in the North Central region due to people driving too fast for the conditions. As conditions worsen, that number more than doubles to 50 in December;
- An average of 27 people are killed each year in the North Central in speed-related crashes.
