Cup of coffee causes semi-truck driver to crash on I-75 Monday

Semi truck driver David Lane wasn’t injured when he choked on coffee and ran off the road while traveling south on I-75 near the three-mile marker about 10:20 a.m. Monday. Lane’s tractor trailer, which was owned by Deboer Transportation Inc. and had a Wisconsin license plate, ran about 75 feet off the road down an embankment and struck a tree head-on. Neither Lane nor his dog, which was also in the truck, were injured. Lane was hauling general freight. Kentucky Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer Jerry Jones investigated the crash. South Whitley Volunteer Fire Department, Emlyn Volunteer Fire Department, Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses and Whitley County EMS all responded to the scene.