The state patrol says a man driving a front-end loader while high on drugs, caused a pile-up about 6:20 yesterday morning on US 136.
The loader, operating with no lights — was rear ended by two different vehicles — one of them a tanker truck that overturned and caught fire. A
Then, another vehicle ended up hitting the tanker. Two people with serious injuries were flown to the hospital.
The driver of the front end loader, 39 year old Benjamin Coop of Greentop, was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, plus other charges. He was not injured in the wreck.