PIERRE — A block of Pierre Street between Sioux and Pleasant Avenues in Pierre was closed for a little over three and a half hours Monday morning as tow operators from Black Hills Towing removed a truck that found its way under the Pierre railroad viaduct. The truck’s driver, Francisco Astorga-Gonzales of Yuma, Arizona says he was traveling north on U-S Highway 83 through Pierre…
Gonzales also misinterpreted a sign on the south side of the bridge pointing to a detour…
Gonzales says officials need to do something about the bridge that catches numerous trucks and campers every year…
Gonzales’ trailer had to be unloaded of its cargo before the trailer could be removed. Gonzales was ticketed for a Truck Route Violation.