Essex County OPP officers are cracking down on commercial vehicles for Project Safe Haul. Between Oct. 13 and Nov. 1, officers are participating in the OPP West Region Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement initiative aimed at improving road safety. Commercial vehicles will be randomly selected for inspection at designated sites. Police say the goal is to identify safety concerns and remove unsafe vehicles from service before they can contribute to collisions. As part of the initiative, one vehicle was stopped on Highway 3 near County Road 23 in Essex. After investigation, the 29-year-old male driver from Woodstock was charged with: The tractor was impounded for seven days.
