Wheels Fall Off Beer Truck

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Two beer delivery truck driver will likely need a cold one following a bizzare incident Wednesday afternoon in Huron. Huron Police Captain Dan Marroteck…

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The single axle assembly of a Porter Distributing delivery trailer separated from under the trailer between 5th and 4th Streets in Huron.. The unidentified driver declined to go on tape but says when the wheels fell off, quite literally, it was scary. A witness who also declined to go on tape says when the wheels broke loose it was loud and was grateful the assembly locked the wheels, preventing them from going out of control. When the wheels left the truck it peeled the rear sheet metal of the truck and bumper assembly out to a 90 degree angle from the trailer. The impact of the trailer hitting the ground caused the doors to open on the trailer that sent a keg across the street. The South Dakota Highway Patrol joined Huron Police at the scene.  Pictures and video of the scene are posted on the Performance Radio News page on Facebook.