Ontario to crack down on teen drivers

Published: Nov. 17, 2008 at 11:20 AM

TORONTO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Canadian province of Ontario is preparing to implement stricter driving regulations regarding its teenage drivers, activists say.

Carolyn Swinson, the Toronto spokeswoman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said the proposed laws are in part a reaction to a recent drunken driving accident that killed three young people in the District Municipality of Muskoka, The Toronto Star said Monday.

The activist group has been supported in its efforts for the enhanced regulations by Tim Mulcahy, whose son Tyler died in the July 3 car crash that authorities have attributed to alcohol use.

"I'd like Tyler's accident to make a difference," Mulcahy said in August about the fatal accident.

Among the expected new regulations that target teenage drivers across Ontario are a complete alcohol ban for teenage drivers and a ban on having more than one teenage passenger in a vehicle at one time.

The Star said teenage drivers may also soon face losing their driver's license entirely after receiving a single speeding ticket if the stricter laws are passed.

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