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10 = 5 = DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com | Thursday, April 13, 2023 Halton police vehicles 8 5 were involved in a total of g1 13 collisions i in 2022 result- ‘@ ing in damage costs of : $377, te, 8 on police aeniaie caisiong es oe ursday, March 30 mee’ The port noted that the number of collisions was actually down in 2022 compared tosome previous and 131 taking place in 2019. ‘The damage cost was al- so greater in 2021 at $430,816, but less in 2020 at $359,910 and even less in 2019 at $305,873. ie report noted that Halton police vehicles trav- elled a total of 7.842 million kilometres in 2022, whichis we 2023 Annual Golf Tournament Email Jerusha for more A Halton Women’ Place “Helly Rlatonps > Healthy Communities information Jmack@haltonwomensplace. com more than previous years. It also made a distinc- tion between preventable and non-preventable colli- sions, with potice Wehicles ved in deemed non- preventable in 2. Halton Police Chief Ste- phen Tanner said some of those non-preventable col- lisions involved suspects itentionally ramming po- lice vehicles with their ve- hicles in an attempt to get away. The report said the: were 51 collisions deemed preventable in 2022, 33 of which resulted from offi- failing observe clearances. Another four collisions reportedly occurred be- cause officers followed too close while one took place because the officer was driving too fast for the con- ditions, one happened be- cause of an improper turn, two took place because of $225/golfer, $850/foursome JUNE 22, 2023 https:/shaltonwomensplace.com/202: Metroland file photo Halton police vehicles were involved in 123 collisions in 2022. impr ‘oper parking, 01 not been reported and so it sulted from the officer fail ible say was impossible to whether those collisions had been preventable or cers who were improperly 5 The numb backed up. er of prevent- Five collisions fellintoa able police vehicle colli- miscellaneous category. sions in 2022 was lower There were alsoninein- than the number that oc- cidents in 2022 where evi- curred in 2021 at 66 and low- dence was found thatacol- _ er than the number that oc- lision took place, butithad curred in 2019 at 56, but was more than the number that occurred in 2020 at 39. It should be noted that 2020 saw the COVID-19 pan- demic reach Ontario and the introduction of lock- down measures that result- ed in fewer people on the Toads. The collision report not- ed that the police service's policy requires that all col- lisions be reported regard- less of repair requirements. To that end, it was point- ed out that in 2022, 36 per cent of the reported colli- sions did not incur repair costs as damage was minor or the vehicle was at the end of its lifecycle and it was peer not cost effec- tive to At the ‘other end of the spectrum the report said that some of the 2022 colli- sions were so bad that the three police vehicles in- volved were complete write-offs. The report noted there HALTON POLICE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN 123 COLLISIONS IN 2022 were also 28 incidents dur- ing 2022 where Halton po- lice cruisers received non- collision-related damage, resulting in a total cost of $18,073. The majority of these in- cidents involved damage to the vehicle's windshield/ ‘indows wrtanner said an internal effort to decrease prevent- able collisions. “Feedback was positive and there was significant value associated with the Lancione said Tanner in cPollow: up training maybe considered for fu- ture yt He 250. said that in 2023 continue to review all pre- ventable collisions in an ef- fort to identify trends, causes and strategies toim- prove safety. “SPharmacist Fabio'De Rango Drug Store/Pharmacy eer] nnual-golf-tournament! ~ Always” Here to. SHOPPERS (| Help You ~ DERANGO PH ING. | __ ¥ Patient Counsell jete Diabetic.Care | i /-Home Visits / Consult 7 Free RX Delivery Tet = v ion Counselling ” Vaccinations. ¥Cholesterolyaic, | ._ AFib and DNA Scree = t ot ‘© 905-257-9737 ORG shoppersdrugmart. ca oS insidehalton.com PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HOUSE IS » Support the local businesses that keep your community and its newspapers thriving. ADVERTISE Canad