Personal Injury Law

Familiar Story of Truck Overturning on Interstate Ramp-With a Twi$t

By Michael Jeffcoat, Esq.

This one was just too strange not to pass along. On July 16, a tractor-trailer travelling too fast overturned on the ramp between I-85 and I-77 in Charlotte, North Carolina when the cargo shifted. Unfortunately, this happens all too frequently, which I recently commented on. Thankfully, in this case, the driver wasn?t seriously injured and no other vehicles were involved.

What was unusual was the cargo: $269,000 in bagged coins. After some of the bags containing the coins were transferred to another truck, workers lifted the trailer back onto its wheels. The side of the wrecked trailer then burst, spilling loose coins onto the shoulder. Witnesses reported seeing the workers on their hands and knees picking up the coins and placing them in a large cooler before transferring to the replacement truck.

Thanks to the Charlotte Observer for reporting.

Full post as published by Truck Accident Lawyer Blog on July 29, 2008 (boomark / email).