@roadrunna1876: LINCOLN PARK: 10,000-pound coil crashes through cab of semi-truck An Ohio man is lucky to be alive after a 10,000-pound coil of steel came barreling through the cab of the flatbed semi-truck he was driving Monday morning. Mark Swihart, 48, was hauling the steel for Midwest Freight Co. of Portage, Ind., when he had to slam on his brakes after another vehicle pulled in front of him near the Sears Shopping Center at Dix-Toledo and Southfield. When he did, the coil broke loose, rolled forward and smashed through the trailer and cab. Debris and engine fluid covered the ground, but there were no injuries. The truck and trailer were impounded because officers deemed them unfit to be on the road. Officer Patrick Culter said he could easily see how a slight alteration could have turned the incident into a fatality. “If he had been going faster, say 55 mph on the freeway rather than 45 mph on Dix, the coil would have had some serious movement to it,” Culter said. Swihart was ticketed for having an unsecured load, spilling his load and not having proof of insurance. He has to return to Lincoln Park for a hearing in 25th District Court. #fblifestyle#RealityCheck #almightyking_1

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