Icy Roads, Careless Driving Blamed In Crash....

The aluminum plant safety blog has posted incidents in the past involving the transportation of scrap in our industry. Here is a recent story emphasizing the need of safe speed when driving in wintery conditions:

Officials say icy roads and careless driving are to blame for a crash involving two semi-trucks west of Port Huron, in the USA in mid January 2019. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Wednesday on westbound I-69 near Braidwood Road, in Riley Township. 

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department says a semi driver who was hauling cars to Flint lost control of his rig, went off the road to the right and jack-knifed across both lanes of traffic. Another semi, which was hauling aluminum shavings to Coldwater, tried to avoid the truck but couldn't. The crash caused tons of aluminum shavings to spill all over the freeway.

Neither driver was injured, but both were cited for careless driving. Westbound I-69 is closed from M-19 to Riley Center. Officials say the freeway is expected to be closed for several hours while cleanup of the shavings continues.

We are thankful no one was injured in this incident. Remember to tell all truck drivers to take extra precaution when it is raining or snowing. In countries where precipitation is not an issue, we would recommend that you tell your drivers to watch their speed and not to be distracted with cellphones.

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