MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.
In a bench trial, the defendant, David Niven, was found guilty of violating chapter 95 1/2, § 228, Ill Rev Stats 1967, in that he was driving an overweight vehicle. On appeal, defendant contends (1) that he was not weighed at the nearest available scale, as required by statute, and that he rebutted the presumption that the scale used by the police officer in weighing his truck was accurate.
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