BALTIMORE (AP) - A preliminary federal report on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge crash that sent a car into the water says the driver of a tractor-trailer involved was on his first trip in the U.S. without a more experienced operator.
The National Transportation Safety Board released the report Monday on the July 19 accident near Annapolis. The crash sent a car driven by 22-year-old Morgan Lake of Sunderland over the railing and into the water 27 feet below. Lake was able to get out of the car and was rescued.
The report said a tractor-trailer hit Lake's car and another vehicle, pushing Lake's car over the barrier wall. The NTSB says the driver was employed by a Canadian carrier and was on his first solo trip in the United States.
