OVERTURNED TRACTOR-TRAILER

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 10:16 a.m.

Location: Lawrence Station Road, Lawrence Township, N.J.

Details: Flatbed tractor-trailer hauling a load of mulch flipped onto its side after its right wheels drifted off the road into a drainage ditch. Initial reports of entrapment proved unfounded, as the driver was not injured and was already out of the rig when the first emergency crews arrived. Responding apparatus included Slackwood's Rescue 21, Lawrence Road's Rescue 22, and Lawrenceville's Rescue 23. Firefighters contained 30 to 40 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled from the tractor's ruptured saddle tanks. Rescue 22's Junkyard Dog struts were used to stabilize the trailer until it could be uprighted by a heavy-duty wrecker. Rescue 22 was back in quarters by 12:06 p.m. The eastbound lane of Lawrence Station Road remained closed because of the accident cleanup until 6:15 p.m. The driver was reportedly issued a careless driving ticket by police.

Responding LRFC Personnel

Rescue 22

Officer: Capt. Michael Byrd	Driver: Paid Driver Robert Santello
Crew: Ff. Richard Laird III	Crew: Ff. Steven Hodgdon

All photos copyright (C) 2007 by Richard Laird III