The Veterans Memorial Bridge on College Street has been hit again.
Trooper Mark Jones of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that 41 year old Caisson Martin of Smithville was driving east on Highway 70 in a 2001 Freightliner car hauler, transporting eight used automobiles when it struck the underside of the overpass causing damage to a majority of the load. At least four or five vehicles on the truck were damaged, some significantly. Martin was enroute from Lebanon to Huntsville, Alabama for Martin’s Transport.
The mishap occurred at around 6:15 a.m.
No one was injured in the crash. Martin was cited for his load being over height. .
An inspector of the Tennessee Department of Transportation arrived on the scene to inspect the bridge for possible further damage.
The Smithville Police and Fire Departments were also on the scene.
Eastbound traffic on Highway 70 was re-directed during the crash investigation.
The bridge has been closed since Monday, June 27, 2016 when a county landfill truck first hit it causing major damage. TDOT recently awarded a bid to Mid-State Construction Company, Inc. of Livingston to repair the bridge at $222,894.68. The project has not yet begun.