On the 4th of July, Warrenville police stopped a truck on Diehl Rd. The officer checked the vehicle for weight compliance and found that the truck was 89,000 pounds overweight. The fine initially assigned to the ticket was $17,000.
According to Warrenville Commander Patrick Treacy, the driver did have a permit, but it did not cover the proper weight of his truck. The permit covered a two-block stretch of Diehl Rd. in Naperville, not Warrenville, and the permit covered the state but not DuPage County.
The trucking company owner, Bill Carlson, admitted the errors. The driver was lost and was finding his way back to his intended route when stopped by the officer.
Later the police officer discovered he too had erred in determining the fine. The fine should have covered all weight over the permitted amount of 72,280 pounds, or 17,000 pounds. In that case, the fine would be $3,000 instead of the $17,000 widely reported by regional press outlets.
The case is presently pending in traffic court.
