Brantford police say its officers ran out of paper tickets when they charged 26 drivers trying to get around a collision earlier this week.

Police said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that earlier that day, traffic on Highway 403 was backed up due to a collision.

Officers attended the scene at Garden Avenue, and the force said they found drivers heading down the wrong way on a one-way on-ramp to bypass the traffic.

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Police handed out tickets to 26 drivers: 24 were charged with driving the wrong way on a one-way, two were charged with backing up on an on-ramp and one was charged with driving without a licence.

The force added the fine for driving the wrong way on a one-way street is $110 and three demerit points.

“In fact, officers handed out so many tickets that they actually ran out of printer paper in the cruiser,” police said in the Facebook post.

“A reminder: if traffic is backed up due to a collision, the safest and fastest option is usually the least exciting one — wait your turn and follow the rules of the road. Driving the wrong way on an on-ramp isn’t a shortcut … it’s a ticket.”

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