Driver and company charged after tractor-trailer loses pair of wheels on Hwy. 403

An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser near a collision along the 403 on Aug. 24., 2022. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News Kitchener)

A truck driver from Woodstock, Ont. has been charged and had his vehicle taken out of service after two wheels came off its trailer on Highway 403 near Wayne Gretzky Parkway in Brantford.

Brant County OPP say it happened on Friday, March 24 around 9:30 a.m.

The 45-year-old man also had his driver’s license suspended for three days after he registered an ‘alert’ on a roadside alcohol screening device. A Woodstock area company has also been charged in connection to the incident.

Brant County OPP say the detached wheels did not strike any vehicles and no injuries were reported.

The driver is facing the following charges:

The business is facing the following charges: