According to the Illinois State Police District 19, an Illinois truck driver was fatally wounded when a tire from a passing truck came loose, flew up and crashed into his truck, igniting it on fire. Â The driver lost control of the blazing truck and crashed into a tree.
The accident occurred in Gallatin County, on U.S. 45 on Tuesday morning.
William Hershel Rigsby, 61, was heading south in a 2014 Western Star when a tire from a northbound truck, driven by Thomas E. Woodworth, 42, came off the driver’s side rear tandem and struck Rigsby’s truck.
The impact caused Rigsby’s truck to catch on fire. Â Rigsby was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident remains under investigation.
Woodworth was cited for driving with a canceled CDL, failure to obtain a new CDL, and operating with loose lug nuts.