Freak Truck And Car Accident Kills Woman on Route 22 in Lehigh County


Posted on Dec 02, 2008

WFMZ News Channel 69 reported on a strange traffic crash on the eastbound lane of PA Route 22 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania that killed 42-year-old Michele Lamaze of Whitehall Township, PA, on the morning of November 18.

Penn State Police say that that an 18-wheeler truck was traveling under the Fullerton Avenue overpass when the top of his steel cargo container hit the underside of the bridge and slide off the back of the truck and onto the highway. Lamaze was driving a jeep behind the truck and crashed into the lost container. She was killed in the accident and her jeep was completely totaled. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The truck was driver by Robert Kostadinov, a 29-year-old driver from Ohio.

The overpass is thirteen feet and ten inches tall - the truck's load must have been over regulation to not clear the bridge. It's a common treat to semi truckers. According to PennDOT spokesperson Ron Young, trucks are allowed by law to be no higher than thirteen feet and six inches high. Young recommended that other drivers stay well back from trucks especially when they travel under bridges - tailgating is not a good idea.

One truck driver, Randy West fall told reporter Jackie Shutack, "You don't know. There could be some buildup, especially during the winter. Snow buildup, it might be lower than you expect."

Another truck driver, Cliff Zerfoss, added, "You gotta set your route and look on a map and know where you're going beforehand because it'll show you if there are low overpasses."

In instances when trucks do exceed thirteen feet and six inches high, they are told to apply for an exemption and then re-routed to avoid all low bridges and overpasses.

State police have not finished their investigation of the incident and have not filed any charges against the truck driver.

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