This article was in the Burlington Free Press on 8/19/02. There was a Mass bass tourney this past weekend and this guy may have been up here for that. I didn't use his full name. Here is the article as written in the newspaper:
A 19-foot bass boat separated from its trailer on Interstate 89 in Winooski, tying up traffic for about half an hour Sunday.
The accident occurred at about 3 p.m. on I-89 near Exit 15. According to Vermont State Police, James Txxxxxx, 48, of Massachusetts was driving south in a 1999 Chevy van when he felt the trailer begin to fishtail several times. The boat slid forward on the trailer and it disconnected from the van.
The boat and trailer became separated. The trailer came to rest in the median and the boat went over the guardrails, state police said. Txxxxxx was unhurt, but the bass boat was totaled.
Southbound interstate traffic was reduced to one lane for about half an hour while the bass boat was removed.
Bob G.
A 19-foot bass boat separated from its trailer on Interstate 89 in Winooski, tying up traffic for about half an hour Sunday.
The accident occurred at about 3 p.m. on I-89 near Exit 15. According to Vermont State Police, James Txxxxxx, 48, of Massachusetts was driving south in a 1999 Chevy van when he felt the trailer begin to fishtail several times. The boat slid forward on the trailer and it disconnected from the van.
The boat and trailer became separated. The trailer came to rest in the median and the boat went over the guardrails, state police said. Txxxxxx was unhurt, but the bass boat was totaled.
Southbound interstate traffic was reduced to one lane for about half an hour while the bass boat was removed.
Bob G.
