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On Sunday, July 13, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a tractor trailer hauling a livestock trailer that was travelling southeast on Highway 17. During the stop, officers observed the driver and passenger attempting to switch seats.
As a result of the investigation, an 18-year-old from Southgate Township, was charged with the following offences:
- Fail to surrender completed daily inspection report
- Fail to surrender daily log
- Drive commercial motor vehicle without required inspection
- Drive commercial motor vehicle with air brake – no endorsement
- Drive commercial motor vehicle – improper licence
- Drive commercial motor vehicle with no ELD
- Driver of commercial motor vehicle – fail to surrender proof of insurance
A 41-year-old passenger from Dundalk was charged with:
- Fail to accurately complete daily inspection report
- Smoke in forest area while walking or working
- Hold lighted tobacco in prohibited place
Further, the OPP charged the CMV operating company with:
- Fail to ensure daily inspection is conducted properly
- Permit operation of vehicles with air brakes – no endorsement on licence
- Permit person with improper licence to drive commercial motor vehicle
- Fail to equip commercial motor vehicle with required ELD information packet
- Fail to equip commercial motor vehicle with ELD as required
The OPP reminds all road users that highway safety is a shared responsibility. If you observe unsafe vehicles or driving behaviours, contact the OPP’s non-emergency line at 1-888-310-1122. For urgent or life-threatening situations, call 9-1-1 when it is safe to do so.
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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