Semi overturns in Wasilla

WASILLA — The elements conspired Wednesday morning to jackknife a Federal Express semi turning off the Parks Highway.

The driver was headed west on the Parks turning left onto Foundry Way, Wasilla Police Officer Rick Manrique said. Manrique said a groove in the pavement suggests that as the tractor-trailer turned — probably too sharply — the right front tire blew out.

Gauging by the direction of the wind turbine at the nearby KMBQ radio studios, the wind was blowing in just the right direction to push the semi over and on to its side.

It took three trucks from Matanuska Towing and Recovery to pull the semi back to its wheels.

The driver walked away from the crash with no injuries.

“That’s one expensive mistake,” Manrique said.