August 9th, 2013 | 
Author: BATON ROUGE, La. — A semi truck driver from Houston, Texas, was cited for careless operation on Aug 5, after he caused a crash that shut down the I-110 in Baton Rouge for nearly 6 hours. The trucker was identified as Daymeon Bradford, 36, of Houston. Bradford, who worked for Fasttrac Transportation of Houston, was taken to a local hospital by EMS. Reports state that Branford sustained minor injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.
A semi truck overturned and crashed on I-110 in Baton Rouge, LA on August 5, 2013 spilling a load of palettes all over the roadway. Photo credit: fox44.com
According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the accident occurred on Monday morning at about 10:40 a.m. when the driver of the 18-wheeler traveling down I-110 lost control of his semi truck near the 22nd Street exit where the big rig flipped over, spilling a load of wooden pallets across both lanes on the Interstate.
Map shows location of semi truck accident on I-110 at 22nd St in Baton Rouge, LA on August 5, 2013. You can see the tight turn on the Interstate.
Reports state that an additional eight cars were damaged by the debris during the crash.
The incident remains under investigation at this time.
Blog post by Houston truck accident lawyer Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP
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