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Smiths woman dies in dump truck crash on J.R. Allen Parkway

Published: March 8, 2013

ROBIN TRIMARCHI rtrimarchi@ledger-enquirer.com An Urban Forest Maintenance crew clear trees and limbs from the wreckage of the truck that went of the road on the eastbound land of J.R. Allen Parkway and killed the driver, who was identified as Teresa Bernice Cial, 46, of Smiths Station, Alabama. The truck blew its right, front tire, according to public safety officials, and hit the tree line east of the Schomburg Road exit. Cial was killed on impact, officials said. 03.08.13

ROBIN TRIMARCHI

By Tiffany Stevens — tstevens@ledger-enquirer.com

A 46-year-old Smiths, Ala., woman died today after the dump truck she was driving blew a tire and went out of control on J.R. Allen Parkway, authorities said.

Teresa Cail was pronounced dead of massive injuries at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident about a half mile east of Schomburg Road, said Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan.

Cail was driving eastbound when the right front tire on the truck blew, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The truck continued along the treeline, striking pine trees before it stopped.

A tree damaged the cab of the truck and struck Cail. Emergency Medical Services personnel used the “Jaws of Life” to free Cail from the wreckage.

Traffic in the area was blocked in some lanes while public safety officials investigated accident. East bound traffic was blocked on the parkway beginning at Schomburg Road. A passerby said access to J.R. Allen from Blackmon Road was temporarily blocked.

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