DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A semi-crash on SR 3 in DeKalb County snarled traffic for hours on Monday.
Just before 10:45 a.m., the semi was driving on the 4700 block of SR 8 when it veered off the road.
According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, the driver told police an oncoming vehicle crossed over the center line, causing him to swerve to avoid it. The driver said that caused some of the semi’s tires to go into a ditch.
When the driver tried to correct the semi overturned from the weight of its load of steel coils.
The driver of the semi had abrasions and minor lacerations, according to the release.
Police say the truck is a total loss.
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