Assinment due 6/22/2007

Atricle: Driver arrested after trash truck rolls over

PEABODY, Mass. -- A trash truck rollover on Interstate 95 northbound in Peabody jammed the morning commute early Tuesday.
NewsCenter 5's Shiba Russell reported that the driver of the trash truck, Keith Little, was arrested after the crash. He was initially taken to a local hospital for a wrist injury but returned to the scene, where he was arrested.
The 18-wheel truck overturned near the junction of Route 1 north at the I-95 off-ramp, spreading about 92,000 pounds of trash, debris and fuel across the roadway at about 8:30 a.m. The ramp was closed for several hours while the debris was cleared.
"It seemed like it went over from the back first, trailer went over, cab went over and slid to a stop," said witness David Weiss.
Two nurses were driving behind the truck at the time of the crash.
"I was two cars behind him and as he turned the corner, the cab just flipped over," said nurse Rosemary Marella.
The nurses examined Little and stabilized his neck while they waited for emergency crews to arrive.
Little's cell phone was lost in the debris, and he asked to use Weiss's phone to call his mother.
"He just wanted to make sure that she got the word first that he was OK before she started seeing about this," Weiss said.
Little had just left a Peabody trash facility when the crash happened.
"There were no skid marks or anything. We are not sure what caused the trailer to tip over," Massachusetts State Police Maj. Kevin Kelly said.
Little faces several charges including speeding, drug possession and overweight load without a valid permit, state police said.

The cause of the roll over was eathier from over loaded or driving to fast, that shows you that the driver wasnt paying attion to what he was doing or was doing more then five over the speed limit, also was under the influence of drugs, and didn't have a weight permit. This shows you what happens when youre under the influence and speeding with an over loaded truck.