Truck driver, company charged in three-vehicle crash in Mapleton
MAPLETON – A commercial truck driver and business from Aylmer have been charged in a three-vehicle crash here on Tuesday that injured one person and caused damage on a nearby residential property.
Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the collision, at the intersection of Wellington Roads 7 and 12 in Mapleton, on Jan. 17 at about 12:30pm.
A tractor trailer carrying a load of logs, an SUV with a single occupant and a mini-van with seven occupants collided, police say.
The driver of the SUV, a 69-year-old woman from Clifford, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
No other injuries were reported.
"A home adjacent the collision was impacted when debris from the collision (namely large logs being carried by the truck/trailer) damaged two vehicles, a large propane tank, lawns, and hydro services to the residence," police stated in a press release.
Isaak Bartsch Neufeld, 23 of Aylmer, was charged with 12 offences, including:
- careless driving causing bodily harm;
- driving with an improperly secured load;
- failing to use an electronic logging device;
- two charges for failing to maintain a log/inspection report;
- two charges for vehicle defects; and
- five charges for not taking proper breaks as a driver.
An Aylmer business was charged with nine offences, including:
- operating a vehicle with an improperly secured load;
- failing to use an electronic logging device;
- failing to require a driver to keep proper records;
- two charges for operating a vehicle without a proper permit/insurance; and
- four charges for not meeting other regulations/standards.
