Essex County OPP continued their distracted driving enforcement campaign over the weekend, this time focusing on Leamington.
Officers handed out a total of 26 cell phone violations on Saturday and Sunday as part of Operation "STATS".
OPP members were in the area of Erie Street and Oak Street, using a plain clothes officer as a "spotter" and several intercepting patrol officers processing violators.
Essex County OPP have processed over 270 violations since the campaign began on Sept. 17.
Police are reminding drivers that simply holding a cell phone or other electronic device while driving is against the law.
On Jan. 1, 2019, penalties for distracted driving will increase to a fine of up to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day driver's licence suspension.
