UPDATE AT 2:15 pm
NEW INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED AFTER A SEMI TRUCK CRASHED INTO A MERRILL CAR DEALERSHIP EARLY THIS MORNING.
CREWS WERE CALLED TO LIBERTY AUTO SALES ON HIGHWAY 75 AROUND 3:40 A.M THIS MORNING AFTER RECEIVING MULTIPLE 911 CALLS. THE SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHEN AUTHORITIES ARRIVED. ACCORDING TO THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERRIFFS OFFICE, THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 75 AND FAILED TO MAKE THE TURN ENTERING MERRILL. THE TRUCK ENTERED AND EXITED A DITCH, WENT THROUGH A BUISNESS PARKING LOT, AND ACROSS JACKSON STREET, WHERE IT STRUCK A TREE IN A YARD AND STOPPED.
AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DIED AT THE SCENE. THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE INDENTIFIED UNTIL IDENTIFICATION CAN BE MADE.
ORIGINAL REPORT
AUTHORITIES AND FIRE CREWS RESPONDED TO MERRILL EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER A SEMI CRASHED INTO A LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP.
CREWS WERE CALLED TO LIBERTY AUTO SALES ON HIGHWAY 75 AROUND 3:30 A.M MONDAY MORNING. THE SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER STARTED ON FIRE BUT THE BUILDING WAS NOT AFFECTED. WITNESSES SAY THE HIGHWAY IS OPEN FOR MOTORISTS BUT TRAFFIC WAS SLOWED DOWN EARLIER IN THE MORNING.
