Landscaping truck taken off the road in Kitchener for major defect

A landscaping truck sits on the back of a tow truck after Waterloo Regional Police Service laid 11 charges and removed the landscaping truck’s plates. (Courtesy: Waterloo Regional Police Service)

Waterloo Regional Police have laid eleven charges after stopping a potentially dangerous commercial vehicle in Kitchener.

A landscaping truck was stopped by police on King Street East on Monday.

The charges include unsecured load, improper tires and operating a commercial vehicle with a major defect.

Both the driver and the company were charged.

The vehicle’s plates were removed and it was taken away by a tow truck.