Log truck crashes into SUV with child inside; driver moves to avoid log
WEST MONROE, La. — A crash between a log truck and a sport-utility vehicle had police saying one of the drivers was lucky to be alive.
It happened Tuesday afternoon at South Fifth Street and Coleman Avenue in West Monroe.
According to police, the log truck was stopped at a red light when the SUV slammed into the truck’s rear. When the vehicles collided, a log went through the SUV’s front windshield and all the way through the back glass.
The woman moved her head to avoid being hit by the log.
The 1-year-old child in the back seat was not injured.
Police were continuing to investigate the crash Tuesday.