Truck’s Parking Brake Not Applied, Police Say
From Times Wire Reports
The parking brake of an idling truck that rolled into a restaurant, killing one person and injuring seven, had apparently not been applied, Memphis police said.
Driver Verble Billings, 33, parked the 18-wheeler with its engine running while he walked over to Rally’s Hamburgers to place an order, police said.
Billings was among the injured.
He was issued a traffic citation for failing to properly park the truck.
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