Unknown Truck Driver Shears off Safety Pillar Entering Oakmont Service Plaza on Pa. Turnpike

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(Oakmont, Pa.) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are reporting that they were called to Oakmont Plaza on the Pa. Turnpike  Monday evening, July 26, 2021, at 10:30 PM for reports of an unknown truck clipping the large yellow concrete safety pillar with its driver’s side and totally shearing the pillar from the ground.

According to a release the truck then continued into the plaza and briefly parked. A short time later the truck left the plaza without reporting the crash of notifying anyone of the incident.

Troopers stated in the release that they are continuing to investigate, and surveillance video showed the trucking company owner.  The driver of the truck is facing possible charges of accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle or property.


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