Oregon troopers ticket trucker for ‘exceeding the variety of trailers in tow,’ lane violation

The Oregon State Police (OSP) issued citations over the weekend after a truck hauling heavy gear tried to make a pointy proper flip and struck an influence line, inflicting a prolonged street closure.

In an October 8 Fb publish from the official OSP web page, troopers supplied a short abstract of an incident that tied up visitors on Freeway 97 in Wasco County.

From OSP:

On October 8, 2022, round 9:03 A.M., OSP Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on US 97 at Bakeoven Highway. On the scene, it was decided a Industrial Motor Car (CMV) had tried to make a pointy proper flip from Bakeoven Highway onto US 97. The CMV was in violation of exceeding the variety of trailers in tow. The car was unable to make the flip ensuing within the CMV driving off the street, hitting an influence line, and blocking each lanes of journey. Because of the damaged energy traces and the scale of the CMV, the freeway was shut down for a number of hours. The motive force was cited for exceeding the variety of autos (trailers) in tow and failure to drive inside the lane.

OSP was assisted by Oregon Division of Transportation and the Wasco County Sheriff’s Workplace.