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Ticket blitz in Surrey

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Aug, 2024 10:54 AM

Mounties in Surrey issued 40 tickets in two hours on Monday as part of a blitz aimed at protecting roadside workers.

Police say 28 tickets were issued for cellphone use, eight for seatbelt violations and four for speeding.

Organizers say the goal of the event was to encourage drivers to consider the impact of their driving habits in work zones.

Between 2014 and 2023 nine roadside workers were killed in B-C and 251 were injured seriously enough to miss time from work, according to WorkSafeBC statistics.

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