WATSONTOWN — Two Vehicle Code charges have been filed against the driver of a rig carrying 23 tons of stone that struck the Eighth Street overpass over Interstate 180 near Watsontown last Friday.

State police on Thursday charged David Wright, 75, of Muncy with careless driving and height of vehicles.

The dump portion of the trailer part he was driving was elevated, causing it to strike the overpass, state police said.

The Northumberland County crash caused stone and debris to go across all four lanes of the divided highway and pull down power lines.

The interstate was closed for 11 hours for cleanup and to allow the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to inspect the structure.

It was determined that the overpass, used by approximately 2,220 vehicles daily, was safe, but exte

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