Truck Crashes into Saskatoon Overpasses: Charges Laid

0:00It's March 26th. This is Canada News Today, your AI-powered local news. Saskatoon has seen three separate crashes this month, where oversize truckloads slammed into overpasses, causing damage and traffic headaches. The incidents happen on March 5th, March 11th, and most recently on March 22nd. Police are investigating all of them, focusing on over-height and overweight halls that wrecked public infrastructure. The latest crash on March 22nd involved the truck hitting the CPKC rail overpass near Circle Drive and 108th Street. Crews later found damage on the McCurtured Drive overpass along College Drive 2. The driver took off, but police in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tracked him down in Martinsville. Earlier this month, on March 5th, a semi-hauling and excavator struck the Circle Drive overpass on Highway 11. On March 11th, another truck at Circle Drive in 108th Street caused more issues. All drivers now face charges like exceeding height limits, ignoring permit rules, and

1:02damaging public property. These are summary offense tickets, and police are sending the cases to the City Solicitor's Office for further action on the repairs needed. The repeated hits highlight risks to roads and safety from unchecked loads. Authorities urged truckers to double-check heights, weights and permits before hitting the road, hoping to avoid more costly mishaps and keep everyone safer.