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Falling porta potty causes accident in Page County

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September 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A porta-potty that fell off of a flat bed truck caused about $1,000 damage in Page County, Monday morning. Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports a  pickup was pulling a trailer carrying the Port-a-potty owned by RJ’s Portables in Corning, westbound on Highway 2 at around 9:10-a.m. Monday, when the poorly strapped down portable restroom slipped off the trailer, slide down the highway and into the driver’s side  rear wheel cover, of an eastbound, dump-truck style semi.The accident happened about three-miles east of Shenandoah.

The semi, driven by 59-year old Duanne Heins, of Glenwood, sustained about $200 damage. The pickup, driven by 62-year old David Bennett, of Corning, was not damaged, but the porta-potty sustained about $600 damage. Bennett was cited for spilling his load onto the highway.