Lambton OPP is reminding commercial vehicle operators about the importance of following regulations after a Sarnia driver was charged with 10 Highway Traffic Act offences.
OPP said a commercial vehicle was stopped on Churchill Line, west of Blackwell Side Road, on December 27, 2024.
Following an investigation, the 68-year-old driver was charged with multiple offences, including failing to stop for police and having an insecure load. A full list of charges can be found below.
Police said the accused is scheduled to appear in Sarnia's Provincial Offences Court at a later date.
The driver faces the following charges:
- Failure to stop for police
- No red light on the rear of a trailer - commercial motor vehicle
- Fail to surrender permit for trailer
- Operate unsafe combination of vehicles - commercial motor vehicle
- Improper means of attachment - commercial motor vehicle
- Insecure load - commercial motor vehicle
- Driving a commercial motor vehicle without conducting inspections
- Failure to accurately complete daily inspection report
- Failure to carry CVOR certificate or lease
- Vehicle modified - fail to apply for a new permit