NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Oct. 26, 2022, at approximately 8 a.m., the Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), investigated a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 just west of Espanola.
Police investigation revealed that several vehicles had come to a stop on Highway 17 for a school bus.
A transport truck travelling eastbound on the highway did not slow down while approaching the stopped vehicles and rear-ended another transport truck, hauling an empty car carrier. There was extensive damage to the truck that hit the car carrier requiring MTO to clean up a spill on the highway and joining shoulder.
The Ministry of Environment was also contacted to deal with the environmental contamination as a result of the spill.
No one involved in the collision was injured.
As a result of the investigation, a 38-year-old person from Bowmanville was charged with:
- Careless driving, contrary to section 130(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
- Fail to maintain daily logs, contrary to section 190(3) HTA
The driver was issued Provincial Offence Notices, and if convicted, carries set fines of $890 and a total of six demerit points towards their driver's licence.
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