Crime & Safety

Bottles Blocked Brake Pedal, Trucker Told Police

Ronnie Davis, 58, of Reading, told state police he couldn't brake because beverage bottles obstructed the brake pedal.

A man driving a tractor-trailer east on Route 22 hit a barrier after he failed to negotiate the curve on the Route 309 exit ramp on Jan. 25, according to State Police at Bethlehem.

Ronnie Davis, 58, of Reading, told police he couldn't brake because beverage bottles obstructed the brake pedal at the time of the accident.


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