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Truck Driver for Carrie Underwood Killed in CT Accident on I-95

NORTH STONINGTON, CT – A semi truck driver hauling equipment for a Carrie Underwood concert was killed when his truck went off the northbound side of Interstate 95 near the Taugwonk overpass in Stonington, Connecticut at about 8:00 am Saturday, March 20, 2010.

The tractor trailer tumbled down the embankment onto Taugwonk Road. The driver, a man reported to be in his late 40s, was from Oklahoma. State police said the driver of the truck was burned so badly that his identity would have to be confirmed by dental records.

The crash occurred when the big rig, traveling northbound on I-95, veered off the shoulder, then scraped along the guard rail for about 400 feet. The guard rail ripped open the 18 wheeler’s fuel tank spilling diesel fuel onto the drivers side of the tractor trailer. The diesel fuel ignitied and engulfed the semi truck in flames then careened into a bridge abutment at the overpass. ... Read Full Story

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