TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES - 11 Charges Laid
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES
11 Charges Laid
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) - A local business and driver are charged following a traffic stop.
On January 9, 2026, at approximately 12:45 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit conducting proactive traffic enforcement within Wellington County and initiated a traffic stop of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) on Wellington Road 26 within Centre Wellington.
As a result of their inspection of the CMV, a Fergus business, is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:
- Permit operation of unsafe combination of vehicles - commercial motor vehicle
- Permit operation of vehicle - fail to display inspection sticker or proof
- Operate commercial motor vehicle - no valid CVOR certificate
- Fail to ensure daily inspection log is conducted properly
- Fail to ensure performance standards are met
- Permit operation of commercial motor vehicle with load not secured as prescribed
The accused business is scheduled to appear in the Provincial Offences Court - Guelph on a later date.
A 46-year-old from Elora is also charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:
- Operate unsafe combination of vehicles - commercial motor vehicle
- Drive commercial motor vehicle - improper licence
- Drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in drawn vehicle
- Improperly drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in drawn vehicle
- Improper tires - drawn vehicle - commercial motor vehicle (two counts)
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Provincial Offences Court in Guelph at a later date.