{"id":86266,"date":"2026-08-29T07:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=86266"},"modified":"2026-08-29T06:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:42:20","slug":"east-algoma-opp-charges-laid-after-insecure-load-incident-on-highway-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/east-algoma-opp-charges-laid-after-insecure-load-incident-on-highway-17\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; Charges Laid after Insecure load incident on Highway 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><\/strong>On Thursday, August 27, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol west of the Town of Spanish on Highway 17.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 11:00 a.m., police received a traffic complaint after a piece of plywood flew from a trailer being towed by a white pickup truck and struck a blue pickup truck travelling on the highway.<\/p>\n<p>Police located the driver of the white pickup truck a short distance away as they were attempting to retrieve the plywood.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the investigation, the 73-year-old driver from Blind River was issued a Provincial Offence Notice and charged with: Insecure Load<\/p>\n<p>Before hitting the road, ensure all cargo is properly loaded and secured. An insecure load can shift, fall, or become airborne, creating a serious hazard for other road users and increasing the risk of collisions, injuries, or fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Whether transporting building materials, furniture, appliances, or recreational equipment, take a few extra minutes to inspect and secure your load using appropriate tie-downs, straps, or tarps. If you&#8217;re unsure, stop and re-check it.<\/p>\n<p>The East Algoma OPP reminds motorists that a properly secured load helps keep Ontario&#8217;s roads safe for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, August 27, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol west of the Town of Spanish on Highway 17. At approximately 11:00 a.m., police received a traffic complaint after a piece of plywood flew from a trailer being towed by a white pickup truck and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":50863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-05 08:21:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86267,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86266\/revisions\/86267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}