A motorist is lucky to be alive after crashing into a log truck in South Carolina this morning.
Witnesses say the driver moved just in time before this wreck on SC-28 in #Anderson Co. https://t.co/YzrHQVlqRI
— WSPA 7News (@WSPA7) January 24, 2017
The crash happened in Anderson on the SC-28 Bypass around 8:30 a.m.
According to the South Carolina State Patrol, a 41 year old log truck driver was stopped at a traffic light when 23 year old Justin Earl Douglas crashed a Kia into the back of the truck.
The crash sent a log through the Kia’s windshield.
Driver crashes into log on truck, slamming it through windshield, troopers say https://t.co/L4YCx0H9nX pic.twitter.com/XzIdq2m9Pw
— WYFF News 4 (@wyffnews4) January 24, 2017
Douglas survived the crash and was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor head injuries.
The truck driver was not hurt.
Douglas was cited for driving too fast for conditions.
Here’s more on this story: https://t.co/u1DBptd62q pic.twitter.com/Ehq0fgjwii
— WYFF News 4 (@wyffnews4) January 24, 2017
Sources:
WSPA
Fox Carolina
WYFF4