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CTV News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
Driver's noisy muffler leads to traffic stop and firearm recovery
A driver's noisy muffler caught the attention of a Barrie police officer on Saturday morning. Just before 10 a.m., a loud vehicle was spotted by police travelling northbound on Essa Road. An officer stopped the vehicle and determined that the man's mufflers were modified. As the officer continued to investigate, the driver was unable to surrender a valid permit; his permit had expired nearly 14 months ago. When the officer checked the man's driver's license, it was confirmed that it had been suspended last year. The 24-year-old from Barrie has been charged with an improper muffler, driving a motor vehicle with no validated permit and driving while under suspension. Police also found an alleged airsoft firearm in the man's vehicle. Officials remind drivers that modified mufflers will always catch the attention of those around them, especially police. It is never advisable to travel with a replica or airsoft pistol as these will be treated by police as real until they are confirmed otherwise. The driver is expected to before the courts at a later date.
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Driver suspended since 2008 caught on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa
Ontario Provincial Police say the driver of this vehicle was stopped for a tinted licence plate cover. Police say the driver had been suspended since 2008. (OPP/X) A driver stopped for a tinted licence plate cover on Highway 417 in Ottawa has been suspended from driving for 17 years, according to police. Ontario Provincial Police say an officer stopped a driver for a tinted licence plate cover on Friday. 'Sometimes, stopping a car for a simple violation like a tinted plate cover can have an unexpected result,' OPP Const. Michael Fathi said on X. 'The driver turned out to be a suspended driver since 2008.' The driver faces a minimum $2,000 fine for driving under suspension and a $110 fine for the illegal plate cover, according to Fathi.
CTV News
26-05-2025
- CTV News
Driver charged by Waterloo Regional Police Service after making U-turn in a construction zone in front of an officer
A Waterloo Regional Police Service motorcycle was parked behind a pickup truck in a construction zone in Cambridge on May 26, 2025. (Courtesy: Waterloo Regional Police Service) A driver is facing charges after the Waterloo Regional Police Service said they cut off other motorists in a construction zone, including a police officer. The officer was on a motorcycle patrolling in the Shantz Hill and Preston Parkway area of Cambridge on Monday around 9:25 a.m. They said the driver of a pickup truck made a U-turn and cut off other drivers. When the officer stopped the driver, a 33-year-old from Woodstock, they discovered their driver's licence had previously been suspended due to an impaired driving conviction. The driver was charged with operation of a vehicle while prohibited, driving while suspended and making an unsafe move. The truck was impounded for 45 days.
CTV News
20-05-2025
- CTV News
Two alleged stunt drivers charged in LaSalle
A LaSalle Police Service Sgt on patrol stopped a vehicle on Front Road, that was travelling over twice the speed limit at 110 km/hr in a posted 50 km/hr zone. (Source: LaSalle police)
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Malay Mail
How low can you go? Lorry gets wedged under tunnel after driver ignores height limits in Labis
SEGAMAT, May 16 — A man's failure to heed height restrictions caused the lorry he was driving to become lodged inside a tunnel at Bukit Kecewa, Jalan Ibrahim, Labis, yesterday. The 4.28pm incident severely damaged the top of the vehicle after it collided with the tunnel's three-metre-high ceiling, Harian Metro reported. Segamat district police chief Superintendent Ahmad Zamry Marinsah told the Malay daily that the lorry was travelling from Labis to Selangor when the accident occurred. 'Fortunately, the driver was unharmed. The case is being investigated under Section 79(2) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for failing to comply with traffic signals,' he said. The driver was reportedly unaware of the vehicle's height upon reaching the tunnel, causing the upper section of the lorry to get stuck. This marks the second time a lorry has become trapped in the tunnel, following a similar incident several years ago.
