{"id":72365,"date":"2025-03-04T10:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=72365"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:31:16","slug":"opp-asks-motorists-to-stay-informed-poor-weather-leads-to-collisions-highway-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/opp-asks-motorists-to-stay-informed-poor-weather-leads-to-collisions-highway-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP asks motorists to stay informed: poor weather leads to Collisions &#038; highway closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>On February 28, 2025, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple motor vehicle collisions during poor weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 28, Highway 17 was closed from Blind River to Sault Ste. Marie as OPP dealt with multiple collisions and assisted stranded motorists.<\/p>\n<p>Highway closures during extreme weather events are essential to ensure public safety. Driving on a closed highway is not only illegal but also puts both your life and the lives of first responders at risk. Motorists who drive on a closed roadway face a fine of $110 and three demerit points upon conviction.<\/p>\n<p>OPP advises motorists to avoid or delay any unnecessary travel due to poor weather and road conditions. For up-to-date information on road and highway statuses, visit Municipal 511 and Ontario 511.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 28, 2025, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple motor vehicle collisions during poor weather conditions. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 14:48:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72366,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72365\/revisions\/72366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}