Tall truck in a short underpass
By Bobbi Mlynar
Originally published 01:23 p.m., February 12, 2008
Updated 01:23 p.m., February 12, 2008
The driver of a semi-tractor trailer held up traffic for more than three hours Monday evening after attempting to drive the truck through the underpass between Second and Fourth Avenues on Mechanic Street.
The truck became lodged in the underpass more than one-third of the way through and could not be moved by letting air out of its tires.
Police cars and traffic cones blocked traffic from both sides while tow-truck workers tried to free the semi.
In the end, the workers deflated tires and let down the trailer’s dolly legs, which resemble huge jack stands, and peeled away much of the trailer’s metal siding before it would budge from the underpass. The dollies left two trails of white-scuffed asphalt as the tow truck pulled it away from the trap.
The truck was loaded with rice and believed to be en route to a delivery at Menu Foods Midwest.
Details of the incident, including the driver’s name, were not available this morning.