Traffic & Transit
Trucker Causes Crash After Walking Onto I-84 To Retrieve Mirror: Cops
A truck driver passing through Vernon caused havoc when he walked onto I-84 to retrieve a fallen mirror, state police said.
VERNON, CT — A truck driver is facing a criminal charge after leaving his tractor-trailer and trying to retrieve a broken mirror on foot in the middle of Interstate 84 in Vernon last week, state police said.
According to a state police report, at 12:49 p.m. on June 12, troopers were on the westbound side of I-84 near Exit 65 when they saw a man, later identified as a 59-year-old truck driver, standing in the left-center lane. His presence forced the driver of a Ford transit van to slam on his brakes and the Ford was then hit from behind by a tractor-trailer which could not stop in time, according to a crash report.
No major injuries were reported.
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According to a crash report, the trucker told troopers that a mirror had fallen off his tractor-trailer. He then pulled the truck over, exited it and walked into the highway to retrieve the mirror, according to a crash report.
Oncoming drivers had to deploy their brakes in a hurry to avoid striking him, state police said.
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The trucker was charged with negligent use of a highway by a pedestrian.
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