Plate reader identifies suspended commercial driver

Transport truck crashes hit 10 year high in 2022 OPP say collisions involving transports have reached a 10-year high in the province with more than 9,000 collisions & 71 fatalities in 2022.

A 31-year-old commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver from Timmins is facing charges following a traffic stop by provincial police on Thursday.

CMV stopped on 101 after ALPR hit A suspended commercial motor vehicle driver from Timmins was stopped on Highway 101 following an automated licence plate recognition hit. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police)

On Jan. 18, South Porcupine OPP stopped a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 101 in Taylor Township in Matheson after their automated licence plate recognition system (ALPR) alerted them of a possible suspended driver, police said on social media.

The driver has been charged with driving while suspended.

“The CMV was removed by a licenced driver,” said police.

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

This comes on the heels of several crashes involving CMVs on northern Ontario highways.

31 y/o #CMV driver from Timmins, has been charged with driving under suspension. On Jan 18/24 #SouthPorcOPP stopped the vehicle on #Hwy101, Taylor Twp in #Matheson after an ALPR hit detected the possible suspended driver. The CMV was removed by a licenced driver. #RoadSafety ^ms pic.twitter.com/1DQIBx6ccB

— OPP North East Region (@OPP_NER) January 18, 2024