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LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Police say a lumber truck crashed into a Massachusetts home after the driver was knocked unconscious when he choked on chili from Wendy’s.
Lowell police say Eric Gremm reported that he choked on the chili when the truck hit a bump, causing him to pass out. The flatbed truck veered off the road and slammed into the foundation of the home.
The 59-year-old Tyngsboro resident was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Police say he could be cited for eating while driving.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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vaudreyvil on January 31 at 9:31 p.m.
Your headline (Truckers and chili rarely a good combination) should extend to any motorist who happens to hit a bump, choke on whatever is in his or her mouth and pass out. Come on, it is what it is … a freak accident. Could happen to anyone. Unless, that is, we outlaw everybody from eating while driving a vehicle. Apparently they’ve already done that in Lowell, Mass.