MEC&F Expert Engineers : Driver distracted by dog inside his cab causes beer truck crash in Hernando County, Florida

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Driver distracted by dog inside his cab causes beer truck crash in Hernando County, Florida


Hernando County, Florida -- 

Troopers say the cause of backups on I-75 SB at SR-50 Tuesday morning due to an overturned beer truck all started because of a small dog.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of a Budweiser tractor trailer, 23-year-old Malcolm Wilcox, got distracted by a small dog inside his cab and lost control causing him to travel onto the outside shoulder. When he over-corrected, the semi traveled across the roadway and collided with the center median guardrail and overturned.

As a result, most of his load of beer cans spilled onto the roadway, closing the inside lane for more than three hours.

No one was injured, including the dog.