Troopers Rocky Thigpen (left) and Chris Stanbery investigate.
Truck Rolls and Goes Airborne, OLLIE, November 4, 2010 - At approximately 8:50 pm on November 3, 2010, a white 1 ton 2004 Chevy truck driven by Timothy Myers, 19, of Willis, was west-bound on FM-942 (about 8 miles east of US-59 in Leggett) when he apparently entered a curve at a high rate of speed. Myers lost control of his truck and left the road to the right rolled and went airborne striking a tree while in the air. The vehicle came to rest on its driver's side in the woodline. DPS Troopers David Flowers, Chris Stanbery, and Rocky Thigpen were dispatched to the scene. Additionally, Sergeant Christian Schanmier with the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Americare Ambulance Service were dispatched. Myers and his two passengers were extracted from the truck (a company truck for Americom Cell Phone Towers). The truck was part of a convoy of trucks for Americom. Co-workers pulled the vehicle occupants from the wreckage. All 3 vehicle occupants were transported to Livingston Memorial Hospital with incapacitating injuries. Traffic on 942 was partially blocked for several hours during investigation and cleanup. Myers did have insurance and was issued a citation for unsafe speed. A rollback wrecker from Riley Wrecker Service recovered the truck and it will be stored in Corrigan. The scene was cleared by 11:45 pm.
The truck rolled, went airborne, and struck a tree.
This is an identical truck in the convoy and is how the truck looked before it crashed.
19 year old driver Timothy Myers lies on the shoulder of FM-942 after he was pulled from the wreckage.
EMS personnel tend to a passenger...
...a second passenger being treated in the back of an ambulance.
Traffic on FM-942 was partially blocked for several hours during investigation and cleanup.
The vehicle was recovered by Riley Wrecker Service.
The crash separated the bed of the truck from the cab. As workers were pulling the truck out of the woods, it got hung on trees.
Vehicle Recovery Specialist James Riley earns his pay. A local provided a chainsaw to help free the truck.
Removal of the limbs revealed the complete vehicle, completely totaled.
The truck was pulled upright.
The truck was a company truck owned by Americom Cell Phone Towers.
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