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8/12/05-In the wake of the tragic dump truck accident in Avon last month, two state senators are asking Gov. M. Jodi Rell to extend weigh station hours to help combat safety issues in large trucks.
On Friday, July 29, a 12-wheeled dump truck owned by American Crushing and Recycling careened down Avon Mountain on Route 44 and slammed into cars waiting at the intersection with Route 10. Four people were killed, including the truck’s driver, Abdulraheem Naafi, also known as Terrance R. Stokes.
Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford, and Sen. Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, are asking Rell to keep weigh stations open for 12 hours a day.
On Friday, July 29, a 12-wheeled dump truck owned by American Crushing and Recycling careened down Avon Mountain on Route 44 and slammed into cars waiting at the intersection with Route 10. Four people were killed, including the truck’s driver, Abdulraheem Naafi, also known as Terrance R. Stokes.
Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford, and Sen. Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, are asking Rell to keep weigh stations open for 12 hours a day.