Fatal roll: 1982 fraternity crash still affecting lives
The tension was rising in the cab of the lumbering U-Haul. "I was aware of the turn," said the driver. "I was cutting the wheel."
Back in the cargo hold, spirits were high; and although some of the 64 passengers felt braking and downshifting, they had no way of knowing what was about to happen. Crowded into the windowless space, they sang and drank, ignorant of the drama unfolding up front, where their driver was fighting to maintain control of the overloaded truck on a sharp curve.
Suddenly, a flash of headlights in the opposite lane closed off the option of swinging wide. "I knew I had to stay in my lane," said the driver. "I had to hold on to my lane."
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