(SOUTH PORCUPINE) – The South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police has charged a Matheson operator of a commercial motor vehicle with a traffic offence stemming from a traffic complaint received regarding a dump truck spilling its load of granular gravel onto the highway yesterday (Oct 22), on Hwy 101, in Whitney Twp, east of Timmins.
An officer with the OPP’s Highway Safety Division had occasion to locate the vehicle that was the subject of the complaint received from a local motorist.
The vehicle’s driver was stopped and interviewed at the roadside and his vehicle’s safety equipment was inspected.
Based on the investigative measures undertaken by the OPP officer,
Stephen TUCKER, 51, of Matheson, Ontario, has been charged with Operate Commercial Motor Vehicle with Insecure Load contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
The vehicle was allowed to continue once the load had been properly covered as required by statute.