According to witnesses, the semi-truck was heading west toward Keewatin, with an MTO enforcement vehicle behind it.
Both vehicles then crossed the Keewatin Channel Bridge—despite the bridge being under a strict weight limit intended to protect the structure during Phase Two rehabilitation work.
The truck was stopped shortly after entering Keewatin.
Makes the MTO an accomplice to crossing the bridge with weight over the limit. An accomplice is defined as a person who knowingly, voluntarily, or intentionally or fails to prevent another from the commission of a crime. An accomplice is criminally liable to the same extent as the principal. An accomplice is present when the crime is committed. By legal definition, the police are an accomplice. What morons.
The cop waited because the amount of money from the ticket will be massive, tens of thousands. The ticket is based per pound over the limit.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you Jesse. Weight limits exist for a reason. Admittedly, pocket protector types can be overly conservative with those limits, but they're still there. Vivid memories of the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis gives me reason to cut the Chicken Little's some slack.
ReplyDeleteagreed, but the fact that the bridge is/was undergoing repairs, and that is the reason for the 8500 limit, has me thinking it's better planning to prevent the semi from crossing than criminalizing the trucker when prevention was possible. That's being an accessory to a crime. Am I wrong?
DeleteThat the truck at 60000 to 80000 pounds made it safely across proves that the bridge can handle a whole lot more than the 8500 they currently limit the bridge to.
It reminds me of the tanks that sat on a bridge that was getting tested for weight. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/06/not-invasion-just-smart-use-of-gross.html
I posted about the I 35... shocking failure. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-look-back-at-failure-of-i-35-bridge.html