Accident Support Services International Ltd.’s Steve Sanderson Honoured by Ministry of Transportation Ontario

TORONTO, ON, JULY 15, 2024/insPRESS/ – The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) Road Safety Achievement Awards were founded in 1996 with the goal of honoring the exceptional efforts of individuals, groups, and organizations that work to improve road safety in Ontario.

As part of the 2023 recipients Steve Sanderson, President and Founder of Accident Support Services International Ltd. (ASSI), was awarded the Rob Fleming Divisional Partnership Award in Road Safety on June 24, 2024 at the Guild Inn. The award, which bears the name of the previous Assistant Deputy Minister of the Transportation Safety Division, is nominated internally by MTO employees to honor a member of the industry who has contributed to the division’s objectives in transportation and road safety.

“Under Steve’s leadership ASSI has operated Collision Reporting Centres (CRCs) since 1994 and developed its proprietary Collision Reporting and Occurrence Management System (CROMS). On behalf of partner police services, ASSI collects motor vehicle collision report data and submits it to the Ministry of Transportation electronically, at no cost as it’s funded by participating member insurers. Steve’s guidance and efforts to enhance road safety span three decades and has had an impact on how collisions are reported, and how the data is captured.” said Jacqueline Massi, Accident Support Services International Ltd., Vice President of Operations.

This year, Steve was nominated for supporting the MTO with the modernization of collision reporting in the province by capturing new data fields that reflect the driving environment of today. This was a significant undertaking as it had not been done since 1988. When describing the project, Assistant Deputy Minister Marcelle Crouse commented how as a result of this modernization Ontario now receives critical collision information including data on cell phone usage, blood alcohol levels, ridesharing, and dooring incidents. She explained that is extremely useful information to have in developing policy and programs.

“This was a special award for me because I knew Rob Fleming, and I worked with him in 2012 and the years proceeding to begin submitting information to Ministry of Transportation electronically. Rob Fleming was a great advocate of road safety; it is an honor to be able to support the Road Transportation Safety Division and their professional team members in the excellent work that it continues to do to keep our roadways safe.” – Steve Sanderson.

Media Contact:
Jacqueline Massi, Vice President, Operations
jmassi@accsupport.com 416-745-3301, ext 261