Driver ticketed after heavy equipment falls from trailer, hits truck on Hwy. 22

MAUREPAS - A driver was ticketed after a backhoe fell off a trailer and a hit another vehicle on a highway Wednesday.

Louisiana State Police said a truck hauling a backhoe was headed west on Highway 22 when the equipment fell off and hit a Dodge Ram truck in the eastbound lane.

Troopers said the driver of the Dodge Ram suffered moderate injuries.