‘Trucks are replaceable; people aren’t’: Driver beats odds
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A crash on Pine Log Road caused traffic early Friday morning, according to authorities.
Aiken County dispatch says deputies and emergency medical crews were on the scene of a crash at Pine Log Road and Williston Road in Beech Island around 7 a.m.
At the scene was an overturned tow truck from Snide’s Towing.
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Company owner Sara Snide blamed the crash on a recall issue with the tow truck.
She said she learned the truck had lost all brake function and that the driver had been braking for six minutes to no effect – something she was able to with systems installed in the tow truck.
At the stop sign, his defensive driving kicked in and he was able to bring the truck to a stop, Snide said.
She checked and learned there was at least one recall for the truck that could have explained the problem.
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Fortunately, the driver escaped injury, and Snide is thankful for that.
“Trucks are replaceable; people aren’t,” she said.
“He’s very lucky to be alive,” she said. “He walked away from it. The truck was totaled, obviously.”
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