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Delivery truck scrapes against railroad trestle, carries away large steel beam

Posted at 5:35 pm April 22, 2013
By John Huotari 9 Comments

Potters Truck and Elza Drive Railroad Trestle

A large steel beam rests on a Potter’s Home Center delivery truck after the top of the truck scraped against the bottom of a railroad trestle on Elza Drive on Friday morning.

A delivery truck for Potter’s Home Center scraped against the bottom of a railroad trestle on Elza Drive on Friday morning, and a large steel beam from the bridge ended up on top of the truck, authorities said.

The 1997 Ford F80 truck was driven by Dennis Randolf Neal, 44, of Jamestown. He was not injured.

An Oak Ridge Police Department report said the bridge is marked with 11’5″ signs. Neal told police he had driven through the area before. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: delivery truck, Dennis Randolf Neal, Elza Drive, Oak Ridge Police Department, Potter's Home Center, railroad trestle, steel beam

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