Cambridge driver charged seven times and given four warnings

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A commercial driver from Cambridge is facing a long list of charges after a traffic stop in Wellington County.

Ontario Provincial Police stopped the vehicle on Campbell Road on Friday around 2:30 p.m.

During the stop, the officer noted several serious infractions and charged the driver seven times under the Highway Traffic Act.

Those charges included having an overweight vehicle, failure to ensure daily inspection was conducted, using a plate not in accordance with the HTA, improper tires, improper brakes on trailer, failure to ensure performance standards were met and failure to display inspection sticker.

The driver also received four warnings: failure to supply driver with daily inspection schedule, driving a commercial motor vehicle without proof of insurance and two counts of driving a commercial motor vehicle with a major defect.

Under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, several types of vehicles can fall under the definition of a commercial motor vehicle, including transport trucks, tow trucks, buses, and vehicles built on a truck chassis.