There were some scary moments for the driver of an unloaded FedEx tractor-trailer rig August 27th when, for unknown reasons, the truck veered off Highway 36 near Cottage Street at the top of town, taking out a fence and two smaller trees before coming to a stop against a large Elm tree in the front yard of a residence.
According to the Susanville Police Department there were no injuries in the crash, which was heard, and felt, throughout uptown.
Officers from the Susanville Police Department and the Susanville office of the California Highway Patrol provided traffic control while crews from the Susanville Fire Department worked to remove the truck and trailer from the roadway and to clean up hazardous substances which had leaked from the semi.
