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Driver is okay following truck accident in Putnam Co. - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports
That's Mudd's rig, on its side in a field in West Virginia.
The windshield is broken because first responders had to cut him free.
Full text under cut:
Driver is okay following truck accident in Putnam Co.
Posted: Sep 09, 2013 7:15 AM CDT
Updated: Sep 09, 2013 9:06 AM CDT
By Courtney Khondabi, Morning Anchor - email
By Lisa Robbins, Reporter - bio | email
A driver is lucky to be alive after an early morning accident in Putnam County, WV.
The accident happened on Joyce Road in Putnam County, WV around 6 a.m. The driver is from out of state. He told deputies he was trying to get onto Route 35.
He said his GPS took him on a detour through Joyce Road, which is an extremely narrow road. His truck flipped over when he tried to go around a curve.
First responders had to cut him from the truck.
The driver only had minor wounds.
Joyce Road was closed for a couple hours while wreckers removed the truck.
He's not okay. He walked away from it, sure, but an X-Ray shows compression fractures in his back. 12% of rollovers kill the driver. While roll-overs account for about 4% of accidents, they cause 58% of driver fatalities.
Luck, God or whoever was on our side.
He lived.
He has cracked vertebra, but he is not paralyzed.
I am worried, but not widowed.
Driver is okay following truck accident in Putnam Co. - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports
That's Mudd's rig, on its side in a field in West Virginia.
The windshield is broken because first responders had to cut him free.
Full text under cut:
Driver is okay following truck accident in Putnam Co.
Posted: Sep 09, 2013 7:15 AM CDT
Updated: Sep 09, 2013 9:06 AM CDT
By Courtney Khondabi, Morning Anchor - email
By Lisa Robbins, Reporter - bio | email
A driver is lucky to be alive after an early morning accident in Putnam County, WV.
The accident happened on Joyce Road in Putnam County, WV around 6 a.m. The driver is from out of state. He told deputies he was trying to get onto Route 35.
He said his GPS took him on a detour through Joyce Road, which is an extremely narrow road. His truck flipped over when he tried to go around a curve.
First responders had to cut him from the truck.
The driver only had minor wounds.
Joyce Road was closed for a couple hours while wreckers removed the truck.
He's not okay. He walked away from it, sure, but an X-Ray shows compression fractures in his back. 12% of rollovers kill the driver. While roll-overs account for about 4% of accidents, they cause 58% of driver fatalities.
Luck, God or whoever was on our side.
He lived.
He has cracked vertebra, but he is not paralyzed.
I am worried, but not widowed.
