$8,000 Fine And $10,950 Restitution Payment For Diesel Fuel Spill

Earlier this month, a truck driver pleaded guilty to failing to provide notice of a diesel fuel spill to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ("MOECC"). He was fined $8,000 (plus the 25% victim fine surcharge of $1,250) for the offence, and ordered to pay $10,950.07 in restitution to the fuel station that cleaned up the spill.

The individual charged was employed as a truck driver by a Stoney Creek company. On an overnight stop in Dryden Ontario, between 100 and 200 litres of diesel fuel leaked from the truck. When the driver awoke and exited his cab, he noticed the fuel and inspected the truck for the source of the leak. He then got back into the truck and drove away without taking any measures to contain the spill or notify the MOECC of the spill. All of this was captured on security footage at the fuel station where he stopped.