We all know the 11 freeway can be a dangerous road, but some drivers make it even worse.
The OPP said a 45-year-old transport driver from Brampton has been charged with 24 offenses in less than 24 hours.
The charges laid by the OPP near Timmins involve three separate stops between 10 a.m. on Jan. 28 and 8 a.m. on Jan. 29.
Police say the charges include careless driving and driving over hours.
Careless driving is defined as driving a vehicle on a highway without due care and attention or without reasonable regard for other people using the highway.
In Canada, a commercial truck driver must stop driving after 13 hours of driving time from the end of the last eight consecutive off-hours period; 14 hours of duty time from the end of the last eight consecutive hours off duty; 70 hours over seven consecutive days or 120 hours over 14 consecutive days.
Court-imposed penalties for careless driving can include a fine ranging from $400 to $2,000, plus a victim surcharge and court costs; suspension of an Ontario driver’s license for not more than two years; and/or imprisonment for not more than six months.
The saga began on Jan. 28 at 10:47 a.m. when South Porcupine OPP responded to a traffic complaint about a vehicle winding its way across the road. Police found him on Highway 11 near Ramor and the driver was charged with four violations of the Highway Traffic Act.
The next day at 12:32 a.m., the OPP conducted a traffic stop on the same truck and driver on Highway 11 near Val Cote. The driver was charged with four additional HTA offences.
That same day at 7:39 a.m., OPP responded to a traffic complaint about the same driver on Highway 11 near Smooth Rock Falls.
As a result of the investigation, the driver was charged with a total of 24 violations:
- Three counts of failure to produce driver’s license
- Two counts of failure to submit an inspection schedule
- Two counts of failing to record a defect in the daily inspection report
- Two counts of improperly operating a commercial motor vehicle with a minor defect in it or in a towed vehicle
- Three counts of careless driving
- Two counts of driving unnecessarily slowly
- Two points for not keeping a daily log
- Log transmission failed
- A driver who has more than one daily logbook
- Don’t manage to get 10 hours off a day
- Exceeds 13 hours driving time without 8 hours rest
- Drive after 14 hours on duty without 8 hours rest
- Drive after 16 hours since last rest without 8 hours rest
- Fails to keep duty register
- Failed to enter information into ELD
- Enter incorrect information in a record
The Edmonton, Alberta-based owner of the truck was also charged with the following five offences:
- Fail to submit the schedule for verification
- Two counts of failing to record defects in the daily inspection report
- Improper operation of a light-duty vehicle with minor damage or a towed vehicle
- Require, require or permit a driver to disobey section 18
The vehicle was taken out of service at Cochrane. The OPP encourages drivers to work within their designated hours. Driving while tired affects your judgment, perception and reaction time.
A 45-year-old Brampton driver was charged with 24 violations from three stops within a 24-hour period. #JamesBayOPP and #SouthPorcOPP made three traffic stops along the #Hwy11 corridor between 10am-Jan 28 and 8am-Jan 29. The driver’s charges include careless driving and over hours. ^kb pic.twitter.com/shI82hRTex
— OPP North East Region (@OPP_NER) January 29, 2023
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