Fully-Loaded Cement Truck Tips Over On Highway: Sheriff

RACINE COUNTY, WI — Road crews worked for more than four hours Tuesday after authorities say a cement truck driver tipped his vehicle after an apparent mechanical issue.

Sheriff's officials in Racine County say the crash happened just after 2 p.m. Tueday on Minnetonka Drive in the Town of Dover.

When deputies arrived, they found a fully-loaded cement truck resting on its side in a ditch located on Minnetonka Drive just east of Highway N.

Investigators say the truck driver was heading east on Minnetonka Drive when he said he encountered a mechanical issue with the truck. The driver said the issue caused the truck to veer to the right, where it went into the ditch.

Once in the ditch, the driver said he was not able to get the truck back onto the paved surface of the road, and the incline of the ditch caused the truck to roll onto the passenger side of the truck, sheriff's officials said.

After an investigation, the driver was cited for failure to maintain control of his vehicle, according to the Racine County Sheriff. The road was closed for four-and-a-half hours while the truck was righted and the area cleaned up.