An investigation continues into the death of a truck driver whose tractor-trailer crashed in Pike Township, Ohio, on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 5. According to newsnet5.com, a white 1993 Freight liner veered off the right side of Downing Street in the rural northern Ohio town, plowing through several small trees. The driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Stark County Coroner, was found partially pinned under the left side of the tractor.
TRUCK ACCIDENT FAST FACT: According to TruckAccidents.org, truck accidents cause 2.3 deaths and 60.5 injuries for every 100 million miles that trucks drive on U.S. road ways.
