TRUCK PLUMMETS 100 FEET
Published on January 30, 2012 at 01:16PM
A man was hospitalized Saturday after his truck went 100 feet down an embankment. The Penske rental truck ran off the road 14 miles outside of Helper on U.S. Highway 6 around 5 p.m., according to Department of Public Safety spokesman Joe Dougherty. The truck landed on a set of train tracks.
The truck’s driver, who remained conscious, was transported from the scene by a medical helicopter. Dougherty said it was reported by troopers at the scene that the man had suffered some broken bones.
What caused the man to leave to roadway is currently under investigation.