Load shifts, truck overturns in McHenry

From the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 edition of the Northwest Herald:

Load shifts, truck overturns in McHenry
By DIANA SROKA - dsroka@nwherald.com

McHENRY – It took police and towing crews more than three hours to upright an overturned semi-truck this afternoon.

About 11:30 a.m. today, a semi-truck traveling westbound on Prime Parkway in McHenry overturned onto its left side when the driver attempted to make a right turn on Olle Larsson Way, said McHenry Deputy Police Chief Bill Brogan.

"His load shifted in the back of the truck and caused it to tip over," Brogan said.

The truck was carrying brake parts to be delivered to Affinia Group, a company in the industrial park, Brogan said.

The truck fell on the driver's side, and the front window broke. The driver, Tyrone Young, of Chicago, climbed out of the truck using an entry way behind the driver's seat.

Young, 50, refused medical treatment when rescue squads arrived. No bystanders were injured.

Young said he wasn't aware the load in the truck shifted while he was driving.

"We have no way of going inside and knowing how it's stacked," Young said. "I wasn't going that fast, and it just fell over."

Young was ticketed for failure to secure a load.

McHenry Police cleared the scene just after 3 p.m.