Police: Driver in South Burlington tractor-trailer crash distracted by GPS
Published: Sep. 30, 2021 at 6:09 PM EDT|Updated: Oct. 1, 2021 at 6:43 AM EDT
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say the driver of a tractor-trailer was distracted when he crashed on Interstate 89 in South Burlington Thursday.
Investigators say Nicolas Campeau-Gratton, 26, of Quebec, was driving the big rig around noon Thursday when he swerved to miss a vehicle entering the travel lane. Campeau-Gratton’s truck hit the guard rail and then flipped in the median.
The southbound passing lane was closed for almost three hours while the truck was removed.
Police say Campeau-Gratton admitted to being distracted by his GPS.
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