ENGLEWOOD -- The Dayton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says 51-year-old William Bingham of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, fell asleep at the wheel of his 2012 Freightliner semi tractor-trailer early Tuesday morning, drove off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail. The semi overturned onto its side and slid eastbound for about 400 feet.
Bingham was transported to Miami Valley Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. He was summonsed into the Vandalia Municipal Court, charged with Failure to Maintain Reasonable Control, and Driving a Commercial Vehicle with Impaired Alertness.
During clean-up of the crash, traffic was tied up for about 2.5 hours with periodic lane closures.
Earlier coverage:
Police: Driver Falls Asleep, Flips Semi on I-70
ENGLEWOOD -- Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers say a driver was asleep at the wheel when his semi went off the road and overturned.
It happened early Tuesday morning on I-70 Eastbound, near Hoke Road. The accident forced I-70 East to shut down for a brief time while crews cleaned up the wreck.
The driver suffered minor injuries. He will be cited for failure to control.
Bingham was transported to Miami Valley Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. He was summonsed into the Vandalia Municipal Court, charged with Failure to Maintain Reasonable Control, and Driving a Commercial Vehicle with Impaired Alertness.
During clean-up of the crash, traffic was tied up for about 2.5 hours with periodic lane closures.
Earlier coverage:
Police: Driver Falls Asleep, Flips Semi on I-70
ENGLEWOOD -- Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers say a driver was asleep at the wheel when his semi went off the road and overturned.
It happened early Tuesday morning on I-70 Eastbound, near Hoke Road. The accident forced I-70 East to shut down for a brief time while crews cleaned up the wreck.
The driver suffered minor injuries. He will be cited for failure to control.
