Driver charged after logging truck rollover on Hwy 144

SUDBURY -- OPP says the driver of the logging truck that rolled over and spilled its load Tuesday on Highway 144  in Sudbury, near Onaping, has been charged in the incident.

Police say the 44-year-old male driver, from Searchmont, has been charged with:

• Careless driving
• Fail to surrender completed daily inspection report
• Driver- fail to properly wear seatbelt

The driver reportedly suffered minor injuries in the rollover.

Highway 144 was closed for about four hours after the incident. 

Police say it happened at Marina Road near Onaping Tuesday morning.

COLLISION: #Hwy144 CLOSED at Marina Rd #Onaping #Sudbury - due to a tractor trailer rollover carrying logs. Reopening time unknown. ^ag pic.twitter.com/kGWJJjhoHL

— OPPCommunicationsNER (@OPP_COMM_NER) February 25, 2020

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  Logging truck spilled its load in rollover on Highway 144. Feb. 25/20 (Credit: Jodi Callahan Cormier)

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  Logs spilled all over Hwy 144 in Sudbury, between Dowling and Onaping, after truck rollover. Feb. 25/20 (Credit: Jodi Callahan Cormier)