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Minor injuries in single-vehicle semi accident Friday
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Dec. 20, 2018 9:59 am
Only minor injuries were reported in a single-vehicle rollover on Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 a.m. on Highway 78 in the 2200 grid.
Derek Watts, 47, of Eldridge, was traveling westbound in his company vehicle, a red 1998 international semi registered Atlantic Bottling Co., when he lost control and rolled one half turn blocking the westbound lane of Highway 78. Watts lost control because the passenger side tires dropped off onto the shoulder. When Watts attempted to steer back onto the roadway, the back end of the semi slid to the right, impacting a farm drive where the vehicle flipped onto its side.
Only minor injuries were reported.
The Henry County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident.
