People v. Hayes

Defendant is charged with a violation of subdivision 8 of section 385 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, one of the several sections relating to overweight.

*209Factually, on October 23, 1968, on Merrick Avenue in East Meadow, at 9:30 a.m., Patrolmen McGoldriek and Hansen, members of the Nassau County Loadometer Squad on assignment to check overload violators, stopped the defendant’s vehicle. The driver-operator of the Mack tank oil truck advised he was transporting 3,500 gallons of number two fuel oil. On this information, the officers informed the defendant that his vehicle weight was to be checked.