A TRUCK DRIVER WAS INJURED WHEN HIS SEMI ROLLED OFF THE ROAD NEAR KINGSLEY AROUND 9AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS THE DRIVER, 44-YEAR-OLD KEVIN BALDWIN OF SIOUX CITY, WAS HAULING GRAVEL WHEN HIS TRUCK WHEN OFF THE ROAD AT COUNTY ROAD C-66 AND SHAMROCK AVENUE, SPILLING THE LOAD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY BALDWIN TOLD THEM HE REACHED DOWN FOR A WATER BOTTLE, AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WENT OFF THE ROAD, TIPPING THE TRUCK INTO A DITCH.
BALDWIN HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
HE WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO MERCY ONE IN SIOUX CITY.
C-66 WAS CLOSED TEMPORARILY BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
UPDATED 4:50PM 7/24/19
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