Overturned dump truck blocks Clermont road Crash reported on Hancock Road near Harwood Marsh Road
Overturned dump truck blocks Clermont road on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)
CLERMONT, Fla. – A dump truck overturned Thursday in Clermont, completely blocking a roadway, police said.
Clermont police tweeted at 12:18 p.m. that Hancock Road near Harwood Marsh Road would be closed for several hours.
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Police asked motorists to avoid the area.
The roadway was back open around 3 p.m. and the driver of the dump truck was given a criminal citation for reckless driving, police said.
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