This from Larry Shapiro:
Long Grove firefighters were called to the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover on the ramp from northbound I53 to westbound Lake Cook Road early this afternoon. This is the site of many truck accidents annually. Arriving with Long Grove companies was Buffalo Grove Tower 25. The driver was trapped in the vehicle and needed to be extricated.
After the driver was transported to the hospital, fire units stood by for a towing and recovery company tasked with uprighting and removing the truck and trailer.
A semi lays on it’s side with the driver trapped in the cab. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters remove the driver to a stretcher. Larry Shapiro photo
The patient is removed from the truck. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters pickup tools after the patient was removed. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was at the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
The truck lying on it’s side off the ramp. Larry Shapiro photo
A heavy wrecker is hooked to the trailer. Larry Shapiro photo
Iinitially two trucks were used to bring the truck and trailer back onto it’s wheels. Larry Shapiro photo
A third truck is added to upright the truck and trailer. Larry Shapiro photo
After the truck was uprighted by the towing company. Larry Shapiro photo
Additional images can be viewed HERE including the full uprighting of the truck.
#1 by Patrick on September 9, 2013 - 11:03 PM
Why am I not surprised that this is a container hauler? Seems like an awful lot of the major truck wrecks that end up on this site are container haulers. Bad trucks, bad drivers. Dry pavement, broad daylight. No reason for this truck to be in the ditch outside of mechanical failure or driver error. Shame that the driver was injured, but something needs to be done to get these guys off the road or change the way that they are paid. The worst truck drivers are the guys paid by the load rather than by the mile or by the hour.
#2 by Turk_WLF on September 9, 2013 - 8:46 PM
Larry, Thank you for staying around & for shooting the Recovery of the Truck.