March 28, 2016 - U.S. Highway 84 in Joaquin was the location where a log truck lost its load on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 7:30am Michael Dewayne Gardener, 26, of Center was driving a 2014 Mack truck for AFI Unlimited LLC. out of Shelbyville east on U.S. Highway 84 hauling logs. When Gardener turned left on U.S. 84 the load shifted, breaking the straps holding the logs and causing logs to roll into the roadway, blocking traffic.
The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and directed traffic until the debris could be removed from the roadway. Once the highway was cleared, equipment was transported to the scene and was used to load the logs back onto the trailer.
Gardener was ticketed for unsecured load. No injuries were reported as a result of the crash.
