Crash involving garbage truck, wrecker claims Brandon Pitri
BEAUMONT, TX – A 40-year-old man died Tuesday in a crash involving two commercial vehicles along the highway in northeast Jefferson County, reports KJAS.Com.
The accident happened late in the morning on the eastbound side of US-90 near Rose Lane, which is on the western outskirts of Beaumont.
Police say that the driver of an eastbound wrecker was likely speeding when he rear-ended a Pineywoods Sanitation garbage truck. The wrecker was hauling both an SUV and a car when the wreck occurred.
The tow truck driver died at the scene of the collision. Authorities identified him as 40-year-old Brandon Pitri.
Medics transported both occupants of the garbage truck to an area hospital with non-critical injuries.
A full investigation is underway.
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