Garbage truck hits Uniontown City Police station, damaging building and two cars
A garbage truck hit the Uniontown City Police station early Monday morning, after rolling down a hill near the Fayette County Prison.
Workers assess damage done to the Uniontown City Police station after a garbage truck plowed into the building Monday morning.
An Advanced Disposal garbage truck plowed into the Uniontown City Police station Monday morning.
A garbage truck that rolled down the hill from the Fayette County Prison Monday morning damaged the Uniontown City Police station and two police vehicles.
A garbage truck hit the Uniontown City Police station Monday morning, causing interior and exterior damage. The interior damage occurred in the bathroom adjacent to the main lobby.
Two Advanced Disposal employees were outside of this truck collecting garbage when the vehicle rolled down the hill and hit the Uniontown City Police station on Monday.
Two police vehicles were damaged when a garbage truck rolled down a hill Monday, hitting the Uniontown City Police station.
Authorities estimated tens of thousands of dollars in damage was done when a garbage truck hit the Uniontown City Police station on Monday.
An Advanced Disposal garbage truck careened into the Uniontown City Police station Monday morning, totaling a police car, damaging a second police car and tearing down wires and barricades.
鈥淚t shook the building,鈥� said Uniontown City Police Capt. David Rutter.
No injuries were reported. He estimated the monetary damages at 鈥渢ens of thousands of dollars.鈥�
The garbage truck driver was parked at the top of a steep hill to pick up trash outside Fayette County Prison when it began rolling downhill at about 9:20 a.m. Both the driver and passenger were outside the truck. The driver told police he had the parking brake on. The truck will be inspected to determine whether any mechanical failures led to the crash.
A city police officer returning from a call narrowly avoided a collision with the truck. Surveillance footage showed the officer backing into the front of the station at the same time as the truck began rolling.
鈥淚t missed him by 15 seconds. It would have wiped him out,鈥� Rutter said.
The footage shows the truck breaking through barriers outside the Fayette County Prison, a puff of smoke as it pulled down wires and a flurry of broken glass from the truck蘑菇视频 windshield as it struck the building. Footage from inside the lobby shows rugs lift from the floor from the force.
鈥淚t weighs so much, you couldn鈥檛 stop it,鈥� Rutter said.
K2 Engineering was called to inspect the building. A construction crew is working to stabilize the building to prevent collapse or further damage.
The truck hit the bathroom adjacent to the police secretary蘑菇视频 office and lobby. That office was closed for Columbus Day. Rutter said it was fortunate the crash occurred on a government holiday, with the Fayette County Courthouse and other offices closed.
鈥淚f this was a work day, there would have been a lot more vehicle traffic and a lot more foot traffic,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his area is usually a buzz of activity.鈥�
Advanced Disposal Marketing and Communications Manager Philip A. Alia released a statement Monday afternoon, saying they, too, were grateful no one was injured.
鈥淲e have begun an internal investigation and are cooperating fully with local/state officials who are investigating the cause of the incident. In addition, we are assisting the police and the City of Uniontown with the cleanup of the building debris,鈥� the statement said in part.
Uniontown City Fire Department also assisted at the scene.