LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A pickup truck driver involved in the dramatic semi-trailer crash on the Clark Memorial Bridge earlier this month has been charged.
According to an arrest citation, Trevor Branham, 33, was charged last week with four counts of wanton endangerment and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. He was arraigned Friday and posted part of his $20,000 bond.
He is due back in court May 15.
On March 1, the front half of a semi hung off the edge of the bridge after an electric vehicle stalled. Numerous vehicles safely passed the stopped vehicle.
According to the citation, Branham was driving a Chevrolet C1500 and appeared to be exceeding the speed limit and weaving in and out of traffic when he struck the stalled vehicle. His vehicle then crashed into the semi, which traveled off the road and through the railing.
Branham was injured in the crash and was taken to the hospital.
The driver of the semi, Sydney Thomas, remained in the cab hovering about 100 feet over the Ohio River for 45 minutes as Louisville Fire crews rescued her.
WHAS11 checked Branham's track record. This isn't the first time he has been charged with driving on a suspended license.
Branham was charged on Feb. 19, 2024 in Clark County with operating a motor vehicle with suspended license. He just paid that violation on March 4.
Three years before that he was charged with speeding in Clark County; he has a lengthy history of traffic violations dating all the way to 2008.
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