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Online/New Media by rochekellyJanuary 17, 2012January 20, 2012

Common sense key to safe winter driving

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/17/storm-warning-school-buses-cancelled When your car is sliding across three lanes, that winter survival kit in the trunk isn’t going to be much help. Driving experts tell the Sun mental preparedness is key year-round, but especially in wintry weather. “A lot of people tend to panic and hit the brake in a skid and that’s […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyDecember 21, 2011December 23, 2011

Icy weather causes havoc, headaches

Treacherous road conditions had drivers and pedestrians eating ice, and emergency workers scrambling to treat them Wednesday. By 7 p.m., “there’s so many (calls), I have no idea. I can’t even start doing math to add them up. I just keep getting them,” said Ottawa paramedic Supt. Darryl Wilton. Calls came in for everything from […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyDecember 17, 2011December 22, 2011

Slippery streets injure three

With slippery road conditions, two serious crashes left three people injured Friday night. Roughly 10 9-1-1 calls came in for crashes between 8 and 10 p.m., said paramedic Supt. Steven Leu. “It was very busy early on in the evening,” Leu said. Most of the collisions yielded minor injuries or no injuries at all, and […]