Waterloo Regional Police
have laid a dozen charges against a pickup-truck driver hauling a trailer
loaded with cattle.
They found:
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Vice grips holding the
truck's brake line together.
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No brake fluid in the
truck.
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Six of the eight brakes
were not working.
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The hatch holding the
trailer was not secure.
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Missing inspection
stickers.
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A cracked exhaust system.
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The rear suspension was
shifted off the frame.
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An inoperable emergency
break away cable.
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One of the truck's tires
had 12 psi of air (required amount is 80 psi).
•
No parking brake.
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Trailer brake lines cut.
•
The cattle trailer was
overweight by 3,100 kg.
His was one of 14 commercial vehicles tagged for infractions at a
checkpoint set up at St. Jacobs, near the Ontario Livestock Exchange.
The cattle were safely
transported to their destination and the vehicle has been taken out of service.
