Driver falls asleep, leading to box truck crash on I-44 in Springfield Friday morning
A box truck driver survives a violent crash in Springfield Friday morning.
Published: Jun. 16, 2023 at 7:16 AM CDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A box truck driver survives a violent crash in Springfield Friday morning.
According to the Springfield Police Department, the crash happened around 4:30 a.m., when the driver of the box truck fell asleep. The truck hit a guardrail, then flipped and stopped on its roof in the median of the eastbound lanes on I-44. It all happened just east of the exit for Kansas Expressway.
A crew with MoDOT responded and called in a tow company to get help clearing the crash.
Officers say no other vehicles were involved, and the driver of the truck was not hurt.
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