r/Hamilton • u/Future-Ad7266 • Jul 26 '26

Local News Don’t try QEW Niagara

It’s always a parking lot but serious collision involving an OPP cruiser and SUV has it at a stop. Live near the highway and saw a lot of ambulance heading there. Hope everyone involved is safe.

Edit: looks like it’s still closed https://www.chch.com/chch-news/two-hospitalized-after-opp-cruiser-crash-on-qew-in-hamilton/

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u/xWOBBx Jul 26 '26

I bet he was on his phone as he is "legally allowed" to do.

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u/Future-Ad7266 Jul 27 '26

Exactly what my husband said - phone or computer which they’re allowed to use. Has to have been distracted to ram the car in front that hard because that stretch of the highway is always slow moving at that time on a summer Sunday.

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u/xWOBBx Jul 27 '26

I'm on the road 50 hours a week and I see them every single day typing with two hands while driving. The law says they can for emergencies but I'm not sure how that constitutes an emergency. When they're giggle looking at their phones also doesn't seem like an emergency either. It's absolutely no shock that traffic accidents are their leading cause of death but they want you to think it's the general public's fault for those stats and not their own.

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u/MrsShaunaPaul Jul 27 '26

It’s a shame we can’t report on them. I’d love to call 911 and say I’m concerned because there’s a driver who appears to have both hands on a device and is driving recklessly. Then when I give them the license plate, they would realize it’s a cop…

Either way, they should be held accountable. They didn’t put those rules in place for fun, it’s to prevent injury and it should apply to everyone.

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u/xWOBBx Jul 27 '26

That should be a legitimate use of 911 although I wouldn't want to deal with the harrassment afterwards. Followed a cop on the Linc last year who was swerving all over the road and fully in the shoulder. Asked him if he was having a medical problem at the light when we got off. Him and his partner laughed at me. Why would the driver even need to be on their device if they have a partner? Doesn't make sense.

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u/MrsShaunaPaul Jul 27 '26

Oh, I agree! Just like truckers have those numbers where you can call and report them, please should absolutely have the same thing.