Brodheadsville man was driving tractor-trailer that overturned on Rt. 33 yesterday.
A Brodheadsville man was at the wheel of the tractor-trailer that overturned onto its side Wednesday evening on Route 33 north in Hamilton Township, according to state police at Swiftwater.
Lee Shupp, 75, was driving a 1988 Peterbilt 4x2 Tractor around 5:55 p.m. about 900 feet north of Lower Cherry Valley Road when the right rear tire to trailer blew out. Shupp was negotiating a left hand curve at the time.
Shupp lost control of the tractor-trailer after the tire blew out, eventually having it overturn onto its side, spilling the contents onto the roadway.
Shupp was reportedly hauling mulch. Police report Shupp was not injured.
It was topsoil not mulch