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CTV News
16-07-2025
- CTV News
Transport driver charged after truck catches fire, closes Hwy. 17
A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17. Ontario Provincial Police said the single-vehicle crash took place in Dryden around 10 a.m. Truck fire3 A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. (Skilled Truckers Canada photos) 'Dryden OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 between Johnston Road and Glengold Road, where a CMV trailer had rolled over and caught fire,' police said in a news release. 'The fire was contained and both CMV occupants were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.' Expand Autoplay 1 of 5 Truck fire 6 A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. (Skilled Truckers Canada photos) Truck fire 4 A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. (Skilled Truckers Canada photos) Truck fire3 A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. (Skilled Truckers Canada photos) Truck fire2 A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. (Skilled Truckers Canada photos) Burned truck A southern Ontario truck driver has been charged after a commercial motor vehicle rolled over in northwestern Ontario on Tuesday, catching fire and closing Highway 17 in Dryden. (Skilled Truckers Canada photos) The 38-year-old driver from Guelph was charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm. They have a court date of Aug. 25 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden. The highway was closed in both directions until 1 p.m. between Highway 594 and Leach Road. Anyone with any information related to the investigation is asked to contact the Dryden OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.
CTV News
05-07-2025
- CTV News
Northern Ont. spotcheck finds unaccompanied G1 driver, unsecured toddler, cannabis
Ontario Provincial Police roadside spotcheck in Dryden, Ont., found a toddler not in a car seat on July 1, 2025. (Ontario Provincial Police/Facebook) A 25-year-old woman faces multiple charges after an Ontario Provincial Police roadside spotcheck in northwestern Ontario found a toddler not in a car seat and cannabis accessible to the driver. The traffic stop occurred around 4 p.m. on Canada Day on Sandy Beach Road in Dryden. Officers discovered the woman only had a G1 licence and was driving without a qualified accompanying driver – a breach of provincial licencing rules. A two-year-old child in the vehicle was not in a car seat, police said. 'The OPP reminds all motorists that responsibility behind the wheel includes protecting your passengers – especially the smallest ones,' OPP Const. Chris Chevrier said in a social media post on Tuesday. The driver was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for driving unaccompanied as a G1 licence holder, carrying a front-seat passenger and failing to secure a child properly. An additional charge under the Cannabis Control Act was laid for having cannabis readily accessible while driving. The vehicle was not impounded, but police waited for the registered owner to arrive with a car seat for the child and to assume driving duties. 'Our priority was ensuring the toddler's safety,' Chevrier told CTV News in an email Thursday evening, noting the child was released to appropriate care. OPP are reminding the public that RIDE programs aim to enforce road safety laws to protect everyone – including vulnerable passengers.
CTV News
04-07-2025
- CTV News
Northern Ont. traffic stop finds toddler unrestrained, driver facing charges
Ontario Provincial Police roadside spotcheck in Dryden, Ont., found a toddler not in a car seat on July 1, 2025. (Ontario Provincial Police/Facebook) A 25-year-old woman faces multiple charges after an Ontario Provincial Police roadside spotcheck in northwestern Ontario found a toddler not in a car seat and cannabis accessible to the driver. The traffic stop occurred around 4 p.m. on Canada Day on Sandy Beach Road in Dryden. Officers discovered the woman only had a G1 licence and was driving without a qualified accompanying driver – a breach of provincial licencing rules. A two-year-old child in the vehicle was not in a car seat, police said. 'The OPP reminds all motorists that responsibility behind the wheel includes protecting your passengers – especially the smallest ones,' OPP Const. Chris Chevrier said in a social media post on Tuesday. The driver was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for driving unaccompanied as a G1 licence holder, carrying a front-seat passenger and failing to secure a child properly. An additional charge under the Cannabis Control Act was laid for having cannabis readily accessible while driving. The vehicle was not impounded, but police waited for the registered owner to arrive with a car seat for the child and to assume driving duties. 'Our priority was ensuring the toddler's safety,' Chevrier told CTV News in an email Thursday evening, noting the child was released to appropriate care. OPP are reminding the public that RIDE programs aim to enforce road safety laws to protect everyone – including vulnerable passengers.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Yahoo
Ontario woman charged twice in the same day for trafficking cocaine
An Ontario woman was arrested twice in the same day for trafficking cocaine, police say. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the woman was arrested in Dryden and Machin, Ont., on Saturday, June 28. According to a press release published July 2, a suspicious vehicle at a business was reported to the Dryden OPP in the northeast area of the city in the early morning of June 28. A 40-year-old woman from Wabigoon, Ont., was arrested and charged by the Dryden OPP under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as cocaine, crack cocaine and other evidence of drug trafficking was allegedly found in the vehicle. The accused was released later that day, but not for long. Around 9 p.m., during a traffic stop on Highway 17 in the municipality of Machin, Ont., the same suspect was found again in possession of illicit drugs, including cocaine, as well as more evidence of drug trafficking. The woman received the same charge made earlier in the day. '(She) has been arrested and charged with the following offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking — cocaine,' said the OPP in the press release. She has remained in custody since the second arrest was made and was scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on Wednesday. If found guilty, her maximum sentence would be life in prison. Almost $50 million in cocaine found hidden in trucks crossing into Canada from U.S.: police Toronto police seize a thousand kilos of drugs worth over $61 M and arrest of 20 people Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.
National Post
03-07-2025
- National Post
Ontario woman charged twice in the same day for trafficking cocaine
An Ontario woman was arrested twice in the same day for trafficking cocaine, police say. Article content The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the woman was arrested in Dryden and Machin, Ont., on Saturday, June 28. Article content According to a press release published July 2, a suspicious vehicle at a business was reported to the Dryden OPP in the northeast area of the city in the early morning of June 28. A 40-year-old woman from Wabigoon, Ont., was arrested and charged by the Dryden OPP under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as cocaine, crack cocaine and other evidence of drug trafficking was allegedly found in the vehicle. Article content Article content The accused was released later that day, but not for long. Article content Article content Around 9 p.m., during a traffic stop on Highway 17 in the municipality of Machin, Ont., the same suspect was found again in possession of illicit drugs, including cocaine, as well as more evidence of drug trafficking. Article content The woman received the same charge made earlier in the day. '(She) has been arrested and charged with the following offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking — cocaine,' said the OPP in the press release. Article content
