Concrete truck remains in the marsh
A simple highway accident
A concrete truck that ran off Sea Island Road into the marsh spent Thanksgiving Day there still lying on its side as officials tried to come up with a way to move it.
Three tow trucks failed Wednesday to lift the 73,000-pound load - which includes 10 cubic yards of now hardened concrete - but succeeded only in tearing up part of a recently paved road. The truck is leaking diesel fuel and other fluids, and officials say they are contacting the insurer for the East Coast Concrete Co. to get things moving.
Most officials agree a crane will be required to get the it out of the marsh.
The accident resulted when the driver of the truck swerved to miss another vehicle and ran off the roadway, Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said.
Sea Island Road was blocked during the first attempt to remove the truck.
Glynn County Fire Department Capt. R. W. Kohlheim pointed out a definite oil sheen on some standing water in the marsh Friday and said in addition to diesel fuel, some of the spill could be transmission fluid or motor oil.
