Eight vehicles pulled off the road, seven charges laid in Stratford Police safety initiative
The Stratford Police Service said eight vehicles were pulled off the road during their latest safety initiative.
Police teamed up with Transportation Enforcement Officers from the Ministry of Transportation for the latest blitz on Wednesday.
All told, 21 vehicles were stopped and 18 of those vehicles underwent a commercial vehicle inspection. Police said eight of the vehicles that were inspected were placed out of service and pulled off the road.
Seven charges were laid, including four charges against owner/operators with expired registrations. One charge was issued for driving with bald tires. Inspectors said an exposed wire could be seen coming out of at least one of the tires.
The remaining charges were for not wearing a seat belt.
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