Driver says he was searching for his TWIC card before flipping his truck and downing pole

A truck driver says that he was searching for his TWIC card in the moments before his truck overturned and crashed into an overhead sign. 

The accident happened on January 5th on Interstate 16 in Savannah, Georgia. 

According to WTOC11, witnesses say that the truck driver “was driving normal and maintaining his lane” until he approached the Gwinner Street exit.”

“As he was taking the curve, his truck started drifting off to the right as he went into the grass,” the report states. “Shortly after, he struck a guardrail and ended up striking a pole with a sign overhead. The truck and trailer ended up laying on his driver side.”

Police responded to the scene, reporting that “Once the driver of unit 1 got out of the tractor trailer, he stated he was looking for his TWIC card prior to the crash.”

The truck driver was cited for Distracted Driving and Failure to Maintain Lane. He was taken to a nearby hospital for injuries to his shoulder.