CMV DRIVER AND COMPANY CHARGED AFTER WHEEL SEPARATION
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(HEARST, ON) - On Saturday February 21, 2026, at approximately 11:15 am, members of the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) with a smoking tire on Highway 11 in the Town of Hearst.
Officers located the vehicle and observed the trailer’s front passenger-side wheel had completely separated from the hub. Several lug nuts were missing and the remaining components showed significant wear, consistent with a major wheel separation defect.
As a result of the investigation a Winnipeg-based company has been charged with Wheel Separation - Commercial Motor Vehicle.
Further, the 28-year-old driver, also from Winnipeg, has been charged with:
- Operate Unsafe Vehicle
- Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle with a Major Defect in It or in Drawn Vehicle
The accused person and company are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice - Provincial Offences court on June 16, 2026 in Hearst.