(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Detachment has charged a person following a collision with a commercial motor vehicle affixed with a Crash Attenuator or “crash truck”.

On October 21, 2025, at approximately 8:49 am, a Tractor Trailer collided with a “crash truck” providing protection to workers on the eastbound Highway 401, Town of LaSalle.

The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured, the operator of the Crash Truck was transported to hospital as a precaution.

As a result of the investigation, a 47-year-old male from Hamilton, Ontario was charged with Carless Driving.

Drivers should make a commitment to adopt safe, defensive driving behaviours and always drive within the law. This commitment would go a long way in reducing the number of preventable road deaths. Passengers and the public in general can help by adopting an intolerance of poor driving behaviours, recognizing the serious risk they pose to road users and engage in conversations about safe driving with their families, neighbours, and other people in their communities.