Thursday, September 2, 2010
Residents Return Home To Find Stray Wheel Has Damaged Carport And Truck
Residents of 50 Rabbit Trail Road returned home from work Wednesday to discover that a stray wheel had wreaked havoc on their carport.
The female resident reported she had left for work around 8:30 that morning and everything appeared to be in order. When she returned around 2:30 that afternoon, she found damages to her carport and her husband’s truck.
Reports indicate that a wheel and tire from a large truck had apparently come loose from a passing vehicle. The wheel then traveled across the victims’ yard at a high rate of speed, crashing into a portion of the metal carport, then impacting the side of the Dodge truck. Damages were initially estimated to total $1,000.
The reporting Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputy reports that he conducted a sweep of the area in an effort to find the vehicle in question. He indicates he was unable to do so. Afterwards, he contacted Lawrence Farmers CoOp, Garland Tire and J&G Tire Center to ascertain whether anyone had stopped to replace a wheel. All indicated they had had no such requests.
Investigation into matter is currently on-going.
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