A California Highway Patrol traffic stop is going viral after officers in Hayward pulled over a pickup truck hauling what many online described as one of the sketchiest loads they had ever seen on a public road.
According to CHP – Hayward, officers spotted the truck traveling roughly 15 MPH in a 40 MPH zone with its hazard lights activated while carrying an extremely overloaded stack of long trim or molding pieces strapped across the cab and hood of the pickup. Officers also said the stop revealed the driver was allegedly unlicensed.
The result was a citation, an impounded truck, and the unsafe load being removed from the roadway. But while the wild photo initially grabbed attention online, the comments section quickly turned into a much larger debate about traffic safety, road debris, and even the California Highway Patrol’s authority to conduct stops on city streets…