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Roof flies of commercial truck, causes crash in Lebanon
A commercial driver in Lebanon quite literally flipped his lid on Tuesday after the roof of his box truck blew off on Interstate 89. New Hampshire State Police were called to the scene of a crash near exit 17 earlier this week after a driver struck a large piece. of metal while driving. Further investigation revealed that the piece of metal was the roof of a large commercial vehicle that had flown off a truck. The driver of the truck only briefly stopped after the incident before driving away, but the victim was able to provide police with a description and a license plate number. Officers from the Canaan Police Department later observed the suspect vehicle traveling down Route 4 in Canaan and were able to pull the driver over. Police determined that the driver, 40-year-old Ross King of Houston, struck a bridge in New York the day before and continued to drive despite having extensive damage to the roof as well as other safety violations. King was arrested for driving under the influence of narcotics and later released ahead of his court appearance in November. He was also placed out of service for 24 hours due to his condition and for having a false logbook. The truck was inspected and placed out of service due to its condition. No one was injured during the incident.
A commercial driver in Lebanon quite literally flipped his lid on Tuesday after the roof of his box truck blew off on Interstate 89.
New Hampshire State Police were called to the scene of a crash near exit 17 earlier this week after a driver struck a large piece of metal while driving. Further investigation revealed that the piece of metal was the roof of a large commercial vehicle that had flown off a truck.
The driver of the truck only briefly stopped after the incident before driving away, but the victim was able to provide the police with a description and a license plate number.
Officers from the Canaan Police Department later observed the suspect vehicle traveling down Route 4 in Canaan and were able to pull the driver over.
Police determined that the driver, 40-year-old Ross King of Houston, struck a bridge in New York the day before and continued to drive despite having extensive damage to the roof as well as other safety violations.
King was arrested for driving under the influence of narcotics and later released ahead of his court appearance in November. He was also placed out of service for 24 hours due to his condition and for having a false logbook.
The truck was inspected and placed out of service due to its condition.
No one was injured during the incident.
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