A pickup truck driver has been charged for his role in a four-vehicle crash in which a tractor-trailer that was left dangling in the Ohio River crashed through a guardrail, according to court records.
The pickup driver was charged with four counts of endangerment and one count of driving with a suspended license, according to court records, news outlets reported Monday.
Kentucky truck driver dangled from bridge and hit by oncoming vehicle, mayor says
According to the arrest report, witnesses told police that the driver was speeding and weaving through traffic when he struck a stuck vehicle, pushed it into oncoming traffic, and killed two people. The vehicle collided with another vehicle, which was occupied by another vehicle, and then collided with a tractor-trailer.
A driver was rescued from a semi-truck dangling in the Ohio River after a crash on a bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, March 1, 2024. The driver of the vehicle believed to have been responsible for the collision was later charged with criminal charges. (WDRB)
Louisville firefighters were able to recover the driver of a tractor-trailer that was dangling precariously over a river during a March 1 crash on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, which connects southern Indiana with Louisville, Kentucky. A dramatic rescue took place as they rappelled off a bridge to save themselves.
Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neal said in a news conference that the trailer had fallen between the bridge girders, and that the cab was balanced on the edge, dangling in the water, and that the truck could move at any time during the rescue. He said there was always fear. After rescue.
Louisville Metro Police said the driver of the semi-truck was safely rescued, but three other vehicles were involved and two people were taken to the hospital.
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The driver of the pickup truck “operated his vehicle under conditions that demonstrated extreme indifference to the value of human life, putting himself and other vehicles at risk of serious injury or death,” according to the arrest report.
