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SHERMAN, TX – A semi truck ran off the road on U.S. Highway 75 on September 18, narrowly avoiding a plunge over a bridge in Sherman, TX. Sherman is located in Grayson County in the northern part of the state about 63.8 miles northeast of Dallas.

A semi truck driver apparently suffered a medical condition and went off the road on U.S. Highway 75 in Sherman, TX on September 18, 2013.

The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, September 18, on the southbound U.S. Highway 75 at about mile marker 55 just south of the Tyson Foods facility in the 4700 block of U.S. 75.

Map shows location of a semi truck accident on the southbound U.S. Highway 75 near mile marker 55 in Sherman, TX on September 18, 2013.

According to witnesses, the trucker appeared to be in some kind of medical distress as his semi truck veered to the left and crashed through a guard rail into the median.

Fortunately, the tractor trailer came to a stop just before it would have plunged over a bridge in the space between the northbound and southbound lanes.

The trucker was identified as 53 year-old Johnny Adkins, from Columbus, GA. He was driving a truck for JNJ Express out of Memphis, TN.

According to Police, CPR was administered to the trucker before being taken to the hospital. There are no details as to his condition, although it was reported that he had a pulse when he was transported away and that he was responsive when he arrived at the hospital.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

Blog post by Texas truck accident lawyer Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP

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