MEC&F Expert Engineers : Driver took his eyes off the road to take a drink of coffee and caused the rollover of the truck

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Driver took his eyes off the road to take a drink of coffee and caused the rollover of the truck

Glue truck driver rolls over embankment after taking sip of coffee

By Amy Khuu






July 7, 2015 Updated Jul 8, 2015 at 2:22 PM EDT
 
Colesville, NY (WBNG Binghamton) 

The Broome County Sheriff's Office responded to a tractor trailer rollover on Rt. 88 Westbound in Sanitaria Springs on Tuesday afternoon.

Broome County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene around 1 p.m.

A tractor trailer loaded with 76,000 lbs of glue went off the right hand shoulder of the highway and down over an embankment, according to deputies. 

The truck traveled 200-300 feet, jackknifed and became wedged between trees. The saddle bag tanks on the truck were punctured and 75-100 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled, according to officials.

According to the sheriff's office, the driver said he took his eyes off the road to take a drink of coffee when the passenger’s side tires of the vehicle went off a slight incline on the right shoulder of the roadway and he lost control. 

The driver, Dariusz Salata, 44, of Mount Prospect, Illinois was not injured in the accident. 

Salata was issued a traffic summons to the Town of Colesville Court for Failure to Maintain Designated Lane, a violation. 

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the New York State Police Truck Enforcement Unit, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department of Transportation and the Sanitaria Springs Fire Department.