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The Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged the dump truck driver in a July 22 collision on Highway 17 near Noon Day Drive within the community of Garden River.
On July 22, 2022, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the OPP and Sault Ste Marie Paramedic Services responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a dump truck and a van. One driver was transported local hospital via ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
Charles MCMILLAN, 60 years-old, from Sault Ste Marie, was charged with:
- Careless Driving, contrary to section 130(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
- Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle – No Licence, contrary to section 32(1) of the HTA
- Notice of Drivers Licence Suspension for Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Above Zero
The dump truck company was also charged with Permitting Unlicenced Person to Drive Commercial Vehicle, contrary to section 32(10) of the HTA.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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