Highway 401 – Page 7 – Brockville Newswatch

Driver charged with filming crash scene…behind the wheel

December 15, 2017 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – A woman from the Ottawa area has learned why you shouldn’t pull out your cell phone when you’re driving by a crash site. […]

Ontario out with new Highway 401 winter driving plan

December 8, 2017 Bill Kingston

KINGSTON – Less than two weeks before winter begins, the province has announced new measures to combat unsafe winter driving – namely focusing on big […]

Lake effect snow Friday, Highway 401 ‘likely’ affected

December 7, 2017 Bill Kingston

Update 10:45 a.m. Friday: Environment Canada has cancelled this weather advisory. BROCKVILLE – Driving conditions along Highway 401 could rapidly deteriorate Friday as Environment Canada […]

Speeding drivers pulled over dial 911

November 29, 2017 Bill Kingston

GANANOQUE – But the police were right there! A couple of men from Quebec – upset they were accused of excessive speeding – got on […]

Accused identified in Highway 401 double fatal

November 28, 2017 Bill Kingston

PRESCOTT/JOHNSTOWN – Grenville County O.P.P. have released the name of a truck driver involved in a deadly collision on Highway 401 near Prescott Monday night. […]

Multiple dead in Highway 401 crash near Prescott

November 28, 2017 Bill Kingston

PRESCOTT/JOHNSTOWN – Two people have been killed in a five vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near Prescott. Emergency responders were called […]

Tractor trailer crash near Johnstown

November 27, 2017 Bill Kingston

JOHNSTOWN – A section of the westbound Highway 401 is closed this afternoon (Monday) after a collision involving a couple of tractor-trailers. East Region O.P.P. […]

O.P.P. officer fined for assaulting Highway 401 motorist

September 21, 2017 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – A Leeds County O.P.P. officer has been found guilty of assault on a driver during a traffic stop in September 2015. A Brockville […]

Eight vehicles seized in Leeds for speeding

September 11, 2017 Bill Kingston

MALLORYTOWN – Leeds County O.P.P. officers seized eight vehicles over the weekend for excessive speeding. Most of the vehicles were stopped between Friday and Sunday […]

Driver follows GPS on wrong side of Highway 401

September 8, 2017 Bill Kingston

MALLORYTOWN – Provincial police are warning drivers not to rely solely on GPS when travelling after a driver as caught going the wrong way on […]