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GoogleDonald Miller, Sr. was northbound on the highway in a 2006 Kenworth when the truck dropped off the shoulder of the roadway as he approached County Road 990N.
The location of the crash, near the Greene-Owen county line, was also the scene of a fatal accident less than a month ago when a Putnam County man died and a Worthington man was severely injured in a head-on collision involving two cars.
Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Shane Smith responded to the scene and reported Miller had attempted to correct the path of the vehicle but was unable to do so.
The deputy said the cargo on the truck was being secured with 5000-pound straps but the cargo shifted and snapped the straps causing a weight transfer.
According to Deputy Smith's accident report, the transfer of weight caused the truck to completely overturn. It struck a utility pole and two highway signs then came to rest on the driver's side.
Miller had to be extricated from the truck before he was transferred to Bloomington Hospital suffering from injuries to his head, neck, face and back.
Agencies which responded to assist on the scene included the Greene County Sheriff's Department, Owen County Sheriff's Department, Worthington Police Department, Worthington-Jefferson Fire Department, Coal City Fire Department and the Greene County Ambulance Service.
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This might be an opportune time for a law enforcement agency in Greene County to check with the local office of INDOT concerning the present speed limit for this curve.
Southbound (uphill)traffic has a posted speed limit of 40 miles per hour. Northbound (downhill) traffic does not have a posted speed limit.
It's always seemed to me that the northbound (downhill)traffic is actually the lane that should be posted with a 40 miles per hour speed limit, do to the dangerous curve at the bottom of the hill; the site of a number of accidents over the years.
First of all, My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Miller and his family for a speedy recovery! I also want to Thank all of the Emergency Personnel for acting so quickly and in such a professional manner. Fire/Rescue, Police Officers, EMT's. I drove through on my way home from work and saw the horrible scene. They were all hard at work, making sure everything ran smoothly. The traffic moved on through, and I could see that everyone knew exactly what they were doing and for that I give you all a big thank you! God Bless all of you along with the Miller family.
Those yellow signs on curves, that say for example "40 mph", are merely suggested speeds, not binding law.
They are also engineered to apply to the largest vehicles that use the highway.
thoughts an prayers to all the families of the past few weeks,in greene co who's loved one's have been injured in serious wrecks ,our county really needs to improve the safety of our highways.the speed limit is too high for these old highways.54/45 exspecially. the semis really need to be slowed down .they run u off the road an just push u right down the highway.god forbid we get in their way.
everyone just needs to slow down you will get there, maybe late - but alive..