Landscaping truck taken off the road in Kitchener for major defect
A landscaping truck sits on the back of a tow truck after Waterloo Regional Police Service laid 11 charges and removed the landscaping truck’s plates. (Courtesy: Waterloo Regional Police Service)
Waterloo Regional Police have laid eleven charges after stopping a potentially dangerous commercial vehicle in Kitchener.
A landscaping truck was stopped by police on King Street East on Monday.
The charges include unsecured load, improper tires and operating a commercial vehicle with a major defect.
Both the driver and the company were charged.
The vehicle’s plates were removed and it was taken away by a tow truck.
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