Trash truck wreck snarls traffic

A trashy episode...

A trash truck believed to be hauling from Big Lake Camp wrecked on Highway 20 on Monday afternoon, July 30, snarling traffic in both directions.

According to a Deschtues County deputy on the scene, witnesses reported seeing the eastbound truck slide to the right, the back end started bouncing and chattering, then the truck turned sideways in the lane and flipped over.

The truck slid some 50 feet on its roof, crossing the westbound lane and hitting the ditch on the north side of the highway, where it rolled back onto its wheels.

Trash was strewn along the roadway.

The driver suffered only minor injuries.

According to a deputy, the truck, which had a Big Lake logo had been unregistered since 1995.