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Solid Waste Driver Dies After Single Vehicle Rollover, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Solid Waste Driver Dies After Single Vehicle Rollover, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle
On the morning of a fall day in 2008, a 59 year-old male solid waste worker (Driver 1) entered the cab of a company solid waste truck parked in his driveway and drove to a restaurant a few miles away. After leaving the restaurant, the driver was observed weaving by another solid waste driver (Driver 2) at least two times in the northbound lane of a two-lane state highway. After he had driven 1.8 miles in a little over 2 minutes away from the restaurant, the driver entered a right-hand curve in the highway. While in the curve, the driver …