A driver of an overweight vehicle hauling gravel ignored warning signs, plunging through the bridge into the Presumpscot River. The truck weighed about 6 times the legal limit for the bridge.
A local steward is advocating for repairs to be made as soon as possible.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/08/27/truck-that-fell-through-covered-bridge-weighed-6-times-posted-limit/
You break it, you buy it.
Average Ford driver.
Also, only a $2500 fine? They caused it, so they should pay every single penny of the repair costs.
Obviously one of our favorite roadgeek comic strips applies here. I love Calvin's mom's response.
https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/11/26 (https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/11/26)
Well, we just found our Moron of the Month!