INDOT snow plow truck overturned on State Road
45 in eastern Greene County early this morning.(Photo courtesy of the Greene
County Sheriff's Department)
An
Indiana Department of Transportation snow plow truck overturned early this
morning in eastern Greene County while clearing icy roadways.
An INDOT owned 2003 Ford
Sterling truck with a snow plow and driven by Rickey Laughlin, 58, of Odon, was
traveling north on State Road 45 when it overturned near the intersection with
Dotson Road about 12:19 a.m., according to a report from Greene County
Sheriff's Department Deputy Jeff Brown.
Laughlin was trapped
inside the truck from the seatbelt, but had no injuries.
"The truck did
loose its load of salt from the rollover, Deputy Brown commented. "There
was approximately 2 inches of snow at the time of accident,"
Assisting at the scene was
personnel from the Greene County Ambulance Services and Center Township Fire
Department.
