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Traffic blitz underway on Howard Avenue

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Windsor police issued 18 tickets during a traffic blitz on Howard Avenue near the Devonshire Mall in Windsor, Ont. on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Source: Windsor Police Service/Twitter)

Windsor police issued 18 tickets during a traffic blitz at one of the city’s most dangerous intersections.

Officers were in the 3100 block of Howard Avenue near Devonshire Mall on Friday.

Police say they are enforcing traffic stops and reducing vehicle collisions.

WPS Windsor police issued 18 tickets during a traffic blitz on Howard Avenue near the Devonshire Mall in Windsor, Ont. on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Source: Windsor Police Service/Twitter)

On May 9, police released a list of the Top 10 intersections with the highest number of reported crashes:

1. 3100 Howard Ave. (Devonshire Mall)

2. E.C. Row Expy. & Howard Ave.

3. 4400 Walker Rd. (Walker Square)

4. Tecumseh Rd. E. & Howard Ave.

5. Tecumseh Rd. E. & Lauzon Pkwy.

6. Tecumseh Rd. E./W. & Ouellette Ave.

7. Dougall Ave. & West Grand Blvd.

8. E.C. Row Expy. & Walker Rd.

9. Tecumseh Rd. E. & Forest Glade Dr.

10. Provincial Rd. & Walker Rd.

Members of the Traffic Enforcement Unit aim to regularly monitor these intersections to enforce moving violations, such as disobeying stop signs, failing to stop for red lights, and any other Highway Traffic Act violations.

The fine for failing to stop is $325 for a red light and $110 for a stop sign.