Tractor-Trailer Driver, Passenger Try to Switch Seats in Highway 17 Traffic Stop: OPP

Driver tried to switch seats during commercial vehicle traffic stop that yielded 15 charges, police say

More than a dozen charges were issued following a recent commercial vehicle traffic stop in Ontario. The traffic stop occurred on Sunday, July 13, along Highway 17 in Marathon, Ontario. Officers with the Marathon Division of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a commercial truck hauling a livestock trailer and “observed the driver and passenger attempting to switch seats in an apparent effort to hide the fact that the driver wasn’t prope…

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On Sunday, July 13, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a tractor trailer hauling a livestock trailer that was travelling southeast on Highway 17. During the stop, officers observed the driver and passenger attempting to switch seats. As a result of the investigation, an 18-year-old from Southgate Township, was charged with the following offences: ...

Tractor-trailer driver, passenger try to switch seats in Highway 17 traffic stop: OPP

15 charges laid against occupants, company

15 charges laid after police stop tractor-trailer on Highway 17

OPP observed the driver and passenger trying to switch seats while they executed a traffic stop