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Cement truck topples over on BA street

Two men examine a cement truck that overturned Wednesday morning during rush-hour traffic. The driver was taken to a Broken Arrow hospital, but his injuries were not life-threatening. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
Published: 11/18/2009 8:58 AM
Last Modified: 11/18/2009 10:34 AM

A cement truck overturned in rush-hour traffic Wednesday morning, causing a traffic snarl and injuring the driver.

The rig was carrying about 40,000 pounds of concrete when it crashed at the intersection of 81st Street and Garnett Road about 7:30 a.m., Broken Arrow Police Sgt. Ed Ferguson said.

Medics took the driver to SouthCrest Hospital, but his injuries were not life-threatening, Ferguson said.

Police blocked part of the intersection while crews upended the truck and cleaned up a small amount of concrete that spilled onto a sidewalk. Ferguson said he expected the roadway to be clear by about 10 a.m.

"We've got quite a bit of traffic congestion," he said. "Fortunately, there were no significant injuries and we only had one vehicle involved."

Ferguson said the man was driving too fast as he turned south onto Garnett Road while heading to a job site. The cement also made the truck top-heavy, he said.

By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer

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	Report Comment Daven, Tulsa (11/18/2009 9:02:30 AM) OK, was this a single car accident? Driving to fast maybe?
	Report Comment AnimalFarm, (11/18/2009 9:04:38 AM) No, Daven, not a single CAR accident, but quite possibly a single TRUCK accident.
	Report Comment Daven, Tulsa (11/18/2009 9:06:24 AM) My bad. Single truck. lol
	Report Comment livinglarge, (11/18/2009 9:16:41 AM) do they have "concrete" evidence it was drivers fault?
	Report Comment AnimalFarm, (11/18/2009 9:16:57 AM) I wasn't ragging on you! I just couldn't resist.
	Report Comment Daven, Tulsa (11/18/2009 9:19:08 AM) Oh I know. lol! :) Living large...... lol!
	Report Comment Dwight Schrute, (11/18/2009 9:21:07 AM) And there is a great chance a car cut him off, forcing evasive action.. not that Tulsa has any rude, careless, negligent, ill mannered or impolite drivers !
	Report Comment Dominic, (11/18/2009 9:23:19 AM) As usual, no details on this accident, just like the local tv news. Why even report this event, if you are not going to give us pertinent info? Like, was the driver impaired? Were there other drivers involved? Why did he turn over? What ridiculous news reporting this town has! So inadequate!
	Report Comment Dominic, (11/18/2009 9:25:24 AM) As you can from comments above, when there is inadequate, inefficient, and incompetent news reporting,...we only left to speculate.
	Report Comment Dominic, (11/18/2009 9:27:47 AM) I was inadequate, inefficient, and incompetent in my last comment. I meant As you can see,...and we are only left...
	Report Comment Matt in BA, Broken Arrow (11/18/2009 9:29:46 AM) lol livinglarge, that's alot of evidence.
	Report Comment Daven, Tulsa (11/18/2009 9:30:42 AM) Well I think they reported it to let people know to avoid the area. More info will come I am sure. They usually update the story.
	Report Comment kunta, (11/18/2009 9:45:57 AM) Slow news day!!!
	Report Comment forkandknife, Tulsa (11/18/2009 9:46:43 AM) SLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOW DOWN!!
	Report Comment Arbythree, Tulsa (11/18/2009 9:59:51 AM) This has happened twice now. The other one was on the Creek Turnpike recently.
	Report Comment GretaSue, Broken Arrow (11/18/2009 10:11:19 AM) well from the looks of the parking lot type white stripes an curb an sidewalk, I'd say he spilled his coffee an missed his turn, no damage to the front of the truck.. just careless probably...........concrete evidence.<-- too funny livinlarge.
	Report Comment slingshot, (11/18/2009 10:12:24 AM) Dwight – You may be right about another vehicle cutting him off but somehow I remember something in the DL manual about driving at a speed that allows you to MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE WHEN THE UNEXPECTED OCCURS. Instead of shifting the blame to someone else why not stick with the driver that FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL of his vehicle?
	Report Comment Arbythree, Tulsa (11/18/2009 10:29:49 AM) Might be concrete evidence there, but I bet he has not cemented his career.
	Report Comment Cooldaddy, Broken Arrow (11/18/2009 10:44:40 AM) Apparently the driver was inexperienced? Maybe he was in a rush to get to Micky D's for some breakfast burritos?
	Report Comment M_Sizzle, Tulsa (11/18/2009 10:45:09 AM) Arbythreee you are a cheesy dork.
	Report Comment 2ndjoyce, BA (11/18/2009 10:49:39 AM) Cheesy dork? Is that a Frito-Lay product?
	Report Comment shaw411, Scottsdale, AZ (11/18/2009 10:50:09 AM) I am sure this story is not set in stone as there will probably be updates shortly....
	Report Comment Arbythree, Tulsa (11/18/2009 10:54:39 AM) Not sure what that means joyce. Have not been called a dork in years and never a cheesy dork. Does sound good though.
	Report Comment Ric, Broken Arrow (11/18/2009 10:58:02 AM) Dominic, It's not everyday that a cement truck overturns and you see this big beasty thing laying in the middle of the road. Arbythree-We enjoy your "dorky" comments, keep em' coming!
	Report Comment 2ndjoyce, BA (11/18/2009 11:00:22 AM) I don't think you're a dork, A3. You know I love ya. I just thought I was missing out on a new snack!

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