because in the middle of the population center of Ohio, there was only one monument in the middle of town, and by god, it was a challenge he couldn't back down from to try and get around it with a 53 foot trailer.
Something about spinning around the pivot point of Ohio was compelling him to be stupid.
The Victory Shaft was erected in Mount Gilead's town square in December 1919, following World War I. It was presented as a gift from the federal government to Morrow County citizens to thank them for purchasing more war bonds per capita than any other county. Warren G. Harding, a Senator who would later be elected President, was the keynote speaker at the dedication.
https://www.morrowcountysentinel.com/news/21653/semi-truck-hits-monument
My first job out of college was in Mt. Gilead, back in 1995. I forgot that monument was in the middle of town. The main East-West road goes around the downtown, but the North-South road goes right through. Looks like he was trying to make a left turn around the monument.
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