This story made the news as a USF Reddaway truck plowed into a store with the driver in the trailer attempting to unload. Brake failure is listed as the cause.
Unmanned rig rolls straight into sushi restaurant after ‘colossal’ brake failure
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Unmanned rig rolls straight into sushi restaurant after ‘colossal’ brake failure
Police are blaming a ‘colossal’ brake failure after a tractor trailer rolled into the side of a Japanese restaurant on Friday.
The accident happened on September 25th at around 2 p.m. in Port Angeles, Washington.
Port Angeles Police say that the tractor trailer was stopped at Thurman Supply on East Front Street to make one of its final deliveries when the driver locked the air brakes on the rig and headed into the trailer. As the driver worked inside of the trailer, the air brakes on the tractor apparently failed, sending the nearly-empty truck rolling down a steep hill.
The accident happened on September 25th at around 2 p.m. in Port Angeles, Washington.
Port Angeles Police say that the tractor trailer was stopped at Thurman Supply on East Front Street to make one of its final deliveries when the driver locked the air brakes on the rig and headed into the trailer. As the driver worked inside of the trailer, the air brakes on the tractor apparently failed, sending the nearly-empty truck rolling down a steep hill.
As the rig rolled, it struck a nearby pickup truck, spun it around, and pushed it partway down the hill, which knocked the pickup driver to the ground. The semi truck then rolled through an alley and into the side of Okasan Restaurant, where it came to a stop four feet inside of the lobby and bathroom area of the restaurant.
The driver of the pickup was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries but was released later that day. No other injuries have been reported.
The driver of the pickup was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries but was released later that day. No other injuries have been reported.
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