Meadville Tribune

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September 23, 2008

‘Flying’ tires cause brief havoc in Saegertown

09/24/08 — SAEGERTOWN — A cement truck that passed through Saegertown Tuesday afternoon left a path of destruction in its wake after two of its tires flew off an axle, careened through the streets, took out a sign and damaged multiple vehicles.

The truck was traveling north on Route 19 at about 12:15 p.m. when the tires detached from the vehicle. One soared through the air and landed near French Creek, while the second tire took flight in the opposite direction. The tire hit two parked cars, bounced into the air, and then struck a Subway sign before coming to rest at the sign’s base.

According to State Police, the incident is technically “non-reportable” because no one was injured and both damaged vehicles were capable of being driven from the scene of the accident. Nonetheless, the trooper who is in charge of the incident said citations will be issued.

Kebert Construction, owner of the truck, is no stranger to freak accidents. In July 2007 the Crawford County company’s crane was demolishing a portion of Pelletier Library at Allegheny College when a cable holding a 1,500 pound wrecking ball snapped and sent the 3-foot steel ball bouncing down North Main Street. Within seconds, three people were injured and 10 vehicles damaged before the ball was stopped by a car at the foot of Randolph Street.

Officials at Kebert refused to comment on Tuesday’s incident with the tires because the company hadn’t yet spoken to the driver or read the police report.

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