Toddler found unrestrained in defective semi-truck driving through Shuswap: BC Highway Patrol

Oct 14, 2026 | 12:42 PM

SICAMOUS, B.C. — An unrestrained toddler was the tip of the iceberg for a man who had his semi-truck removed from the roadway in the Shuswap.

BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) says an officer pulled over a semi-truck with no functioning taillights near Malakwa at around 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 26, amid heavy rainfall and dark conditions.

The driver, a 46-year-old man from Calgary, was transporting a one-year-old child in the arms of his mother in the truck. BCHP says the mother was not wearing a seatbelt.

While the driver presented a valid Class 1 Alberta driver’s license and insurance, Highway Patrol says he did not have an electronic driver log or explain a laundry list of safety infractions. They include:

a cracked windshield

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a diesel leak

a driver’s cab being held together with ratchet straps

bald and defective tires

defective lights and brakes

detached hydraulic and air lines

an insecure load of steel bars

missing and defective seat belts

no front grill over the radiator

no windshield wipers

An Alberta-based semi-truck with no front grill, a cracked windshield, missing windshield wipers and other defects being pulled over by BC Highway Patrol near Malakwa. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)

The interior of the semi-truck with exposed and broken parts and a badly cracked windshield. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)

Truck tires with insufficient depth, including patches that are completely bald. (Image Credit: BC Highway Patrol)

In a news release issued Wednesday (Oct. 14), Highway Patrol says the driver was issued $1,674 in violation tickets, and the truck and trailer were immediately removed from the road. The truck cannot be re-licensed until all defects are repaired at the owner’s expense.

by Aaron Schulze

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Toddler found unrestrained in defective semi-truck driving through Shuswap: BC Highway Patrol

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