Trucker charged with insecure load at Banwell roundabout [Video]

Essex County OPP have charged a truck driver who lost a load of glass at the new Banwell Road roundabout in Tecumseh.

Officers were called to County Road 42 at the roundabout at Banwell Road at 8:15 a.m. on Monday.

Officers arrived on scene and say they saw a commercial motor vehicle that had lost its load of glass all over the roadway.

A member of the OPP West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) Team inspected the vehicle as well as all the required documentation.

The driver, a 53-year-old of Windsor, as well as the trucking company have been charged with several charges including:

• Fail to accurately complete daily inspection report
• Insecure load – commercial motor vehicle
• Drive motor vehicle, no validation on plate
• Fail to ensure performance standards are met
• Fail to surrender CVOR certificate
• Entire plate not plainly visible

There were no injuries as a result of this incident.

The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere at 1-888-310-1122.

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