The Smoke ‘N’ Spurs team has come out on the defensive after several people were injured during an ATV competition in Mattawa last weekend.

The organizing committee issued a statement Tuesday stating they consulted with Ontario Provincial Police following the collision and mentioned doing a breathalyzer test on the driver just to make sure.

“We suggested doing that for all drivers just to absolutely make sure that that wouldn’t be a concern moving forward with the event,” the release stated.

“OPP agreed it was a good idea and so all drivers were tested before the event continued.”

The committee stated safety is their main concern.

The collision took place on festival grounds during the mud bog event.

“This was an accident, and we made changes extremely fast to protect the people, eve

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