Highway Robbery: W5
Catalogue Number: CTV350
Producer: CTV
Subject: Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Safety, Social Issues, Violence
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2007
Running Time: 20
On the evening of June 21st, 2006, Donny Woods and his 18-wheeler pulled into the A&P grocery store in Brockville, Ontario, to meet his wife. He took a half-hour out of his Montreal-Toronto route run to chat and laugh with Nicole. Donny kissed her goodbye, as he always did, before heading back out onto Highway 401 the highway to deliver his load of chicken. Nicole never saw saw her husband again. A few days later, Donny was found dead in his the cab of his truck, parked behind the Wal-Mart in Pickering, Ontario. Police say Donny was hijacked and shot for his his valuable load. While murders like Donny's are rare, the crime of cargo theft is not. In fact, it's growing fast, it's organized and it's getting more violent. Donny's stolen load of chicken is just a small portion of the one billion dollars'' worth of truck cargo that is stolen or hijacked in Canada every year.
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