Runaway box truck nearly strikes Washington County Courthouse
The Washington County Courthouse narrowly avoided serious damage Tuesday morning when a runaway box trucked rolled down West Beau Street and into a sandstone barrier protecting the building. No one was injured when the parked vehicle rolled away and smashed into a planter on the sidewalk and then hit the barrier, which had minor damage from the impact. Washington police did not return a phone message seeking more information on the incident or whether the truck’s driver would be cited.