A 45-year-old truck driver from Brampton, Ont., is in trouble after a tractor-trailer got stuck in a residential front yard in Peterborough.
According to police, they received calls about the situation around 12:25 p. m. on April 16 at North Monaghan Parkway and Whittington Drive.
Once the vehicle was taken off the property, members of the Traffic Services Unit performed a commercial vehicle inspection and found several issues with the braking system.
The driver has been charged under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act with:
- Careless driving
- Disobey sign
- Improper braking system – commercial motor vehicle
- Push rod stroke exceeds prescribed limit – commercial motor vehicle
- Driving a commercial motor vehicle with a major defect
- Failing to record a defect in a daily inspection report
- Operating an unsafe commercial motor vehicle
Police mentioned that the vehicle’s plates were confiscated after the inspection.
(Photo: Peterborough Police)
(Photo: Peterborough Police)
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