Log truck loses load in Cave Spring

An Alabama trucker will face two citations after a wreck at the intersection of Georgia 100 and U.S. 411 just west of Cave Spring on Monday morning.

Michael Tucker, 42, of Lineville, Alabama, was eastbound on U.S. 411 and attempted to make a left turn onto Georgia 100 when his truck overturned and dumped the load off logs in the intersection.

“Witnesses stated that he was trying to turn left in front of another vehicle that was heading outbound,” said Floyd County Police Officer Dallas Bryant. “At that point he made the turn too fast.”

The truck flipped onto its right side and the driver was able to break through the front window of the cab and get out of but was injured. Initially, a call was placed for a helicopter to come in to evacuate the driver however first responders were able to stabilize his condition enough for transport to the Floyd Medical Center where he was still being treated late Monday evening.

The load of logs rolled off the highway into the parking lot of La Cabana restaurant.

A boom truck from Pettyjohn Trucking was called in to move some of the logs that were still hung up in the truck in order for the truck to be up righted.

The intersection itself was blocked for several hours however traffic heading north on Georgia 100 was able to pass through the parking lot of a convenience store to avoid long delays.

Floyd County Police Sgt. Dustin Wade said Tucker will be charged with driving too fast for conditions and failing to yield while making a left turn.

ABOVE: A boom truck operated by Wayne Pettyjohn lifts a load of logs away so the truck can be uprighted after flipping over in Cave Spring on Monday morning.

Photos by Doug Walker, Rome News-Tribune ABOVE: Logs knocked down the sign for La Cabana restaurant after a log truck flipped at the intersection of Ga. 100 and U.S. 411 in Cave Spring. The driver was taken to Floyd Medical Center with undisclosed injuries.

BELOW: A pulpwood truck driver lost his load of logs while making a left turn off U.S. 411 onto Ga. 100 in Cave Spring Monday morning. The logs spilled primarily into the parking lot of La Cabana restaurant.