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Charges laid after Prince Albert overpass damaged in collision

Prince Albert police have laid charges after an overpass was damaged by a semi which failed to remain at the scene of the collision. Prince Albert Police / Supplied

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Prince Albert police have laid charges after an overpass was damaged by a semi which failed to remain at the scene of the collision in late October.

A local contracting company and a semi driver have been.

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Both have been served with a summons to appear in P.A. provincial Court on March 4.

On Oct. 30, 2013, an eyewitness saw a semi hauling a backhoe strike the girders supporting an overpass and then drive away.

READ MORE: Semi photos released after hit and run damages overpass

Temporary weight restrictions on the Highway 3/55 overpass, also known as the Shellbrook overpass, were put in place in November.

In mid-January, weight restrictions were lifted.

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