Box truck hits Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove; over 50th time bridge has been struck


by Lake and McHenry County Scanner

Lake and McHenry County Scanner— An oversized box truck became stuck after striking the historic bridge in Long Grove Friday morning. The bridge has been hit well over 50 times in recent years. A bystander told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened just before 10:30 a.m. Friday. A box truck was traveling eastbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road […]

Lake and McHenry County Scanner—Box truck hits Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove for second time in just over 24 hours. An oversized box truck struck the historic bridge in Long Grove Saturday evening, the second oversized box truck to hit the bridge in just over 24 hours. A bystander told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday. A box truck was traveling westbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road passing […]

Gephardt Daily—Video: Dump truck’s raised trailer hits overpass bridge in Virginia. May 7 (UPI) — A dump truck with its trailer upright was caught on camera colliding with a Virginia highway overpass. Amir Jaffery’s Tesla dashboard camera recorded video when he was behind the truck on Interstate 66 as it approached the Route 286/Fairfax County Parkway overpass. The video shows the truck’s raised trailer collide with the overpass bridge […] The post Video: Dump truck’s raised trailer hits overpass bridge in Virginia first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

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