Trailer overturns after driver loses control on I-70

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

An Arkansas man crashed his truck into the median and overturned his trailer on Interstate 70 Tuesday evening after the trailer began to swerve as he drove westbound.

Courtesy photo/INDIANA STATE POLICE

PUTNAMVILLE -- A single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Putnam County Tuesday evening resulted in an overturned trailer and a trip to the hospital for an Arkansas man.

At 5:17 p.m., emergency agencies responded to a rollover crash in the westbound lanes of I-70 near the 38-mile marker, three miles west of Cloverdale.

The investigation by Indiana State Trooper David Cox Jr. revealed that 54-year-old Dwight Norton of Huntsville, Ark., was westbound in the passing lane when his trailer reportedly began to swerve, causing his 2001 Chevrolet pickup and trailer to leave the roadway and the trailer overturn.

Norton was taken to Putnam County Hospital for treatment of back pain.

The driver was also cited for no valid driver's license and no vehicle insurance.

Assisting were troopers Justin Bell, David Petrowski, Courtland Woodruff and Ian Portteus as well as the Cloverdale Police Department, Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department, Putnam County Operation Life and Curtis Wrecker Service.

Comments

View 1 comment

Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. Please note that those who post comments on this website may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.

No driver's license. No vehicle insurance. What was hauled on the trailer? How many drivers are on our highways with no license or vehicle insurance? More check point stops are necessary day and night.

The driver was cited for the infractions, but was simply released ? Who was this man? Did he have any outstanding warrants? No investigation was reported in this article.

-- Posted by Lookout on Wed, Oct 10, 2018, at 1:27 PM

Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration:

If you already have an account, follow this link to login
Otherwise, follow this link to register