OPP stopped a large quarry truck over the weekend. Police say on Saturday, just before 4pm, they saw a large quarry truck driving in violation of the Highway Traffic Act on Egremont Road in Warwick Township. The driver was arrested and was taken into custody without incident. It was determined by Police, that the same individual was involved in the previous blockade of Highway 402, which is being investigated under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch. A 45-year-old from Lambton county has been charged with multiple offenses.
· Mischief Over $5,000 contrary to section 430(3),
· Operating While Prohibited contrary to section 320.18(1)(b),
The accused is also charged with the following HTA offenses:
· Disobey Stop Sign – Fail to Stop contrary to section 136(1),
· Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle – Improper Licence contrary to section 32(1),
· Fail to Surrender Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration contrary to section 16(4),
· Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle – No Insurance contrary to section 23(3), and
· Drive Motor Vehicle – Not Equipped With Interlock Device contrary to section OREG 287/08 11.
The individual is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Sarnia at a later date.