Brake meeting practically hits Oklahoma trooper at 70 m.p.h., unfastened lug nuts blamed

This week, the Oklahoma Freeway Patrol (OHP) shared a cautionary story about CMV upkeep.

In a social media publish shared on March 28, OHP detailed how a truck driver’s journey to the mechanic’s store might led to a scary shut name for a trooper.

From OHP:

“This can be a prime instance of why our Troop S (Industrial Motor Automobile Enforcement) is so essential.

This semi had unfastened lug nuts, which brought about his rear duals to interrupt the lugs, which in flip brought about his complete brake meeting to interrupt off and virtually hit our Troop G Captain at 70 mph!

Captain Nathan Mackey #59 pulled over the driving force who had no concept what had occurred. The driving force stated a mechanic had simply labored on it a number of days in the past and should not have tightened them appropriately.

That driver needed to keep on the facet of the street till a mechanic may come out to repair it.”