Crash near Highway 400 involved driver who didn’t buckle up: Police

A seatbelt is shown unbuckled. (File)

A crash involving three vehicles has sent one person to hospital who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, according to police.

South Simcoe police said they were called to a crash on Innisfil Beach Road near Highway 400 in Innisfil on Tuesday evening at around 6 p.m.

Through investigation, authorities discovered the first vehicle collided with a second vehicle, pushing it into a third.

Investigators said the driver of the first vehicle who was not wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries and was sent to the hospital as a precaution.

The driver of the first vehicle was charged with careless driving.

• Long weekend blitz for seatbelt-wearing results in 127 offences

OPP was conducting seatbelt enforcement over the Easter weekend and laid 16 seatbelt-related charges in Midland, Penetanguishene, Tay Township, Tiny Township and Georgian Bay.

The blitz police in Collingwood and The Blue Mountains did on the weekend resulted in 127 seatbelt-related offences.

Police are reminding motorists that wearing seatbelts saves lives and significantly reduces the risk of injury in a collision.