PAOLI, Ind., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An Indiana woman attempted to drive a 30-ton truck over a bridge with a 6 ton weight limit, causing the bridge to collapse.
Mary Lambright, 23, was attempting to drive a 53-foot box trailer carrying 43,000 pounds of bottled water across the bridge to a Wal-Mart at the time of the accident. She later admitted to Orange County Indiana Law Enforcement that she was unaware that the weight of the truck in pounds exceeded the bridge's limit of 6 tons.
She was forced to attempt crossing the bridge after missing an exit and finding herself unable to turn the vehicle around at a nearby parking filled with heavy machinery
