
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 18, 1990                   TAG: 9004180376
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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STOLEN TANKER TRUCK WRECKED; DRIVER HURT

A stolen Norfolk Southern tanker truck overturned on Kessler Mill Road in Salem early Tuesday, slightly injuring the driver and spilling 50 to 100 gallons of diesel fuel, authorities said.

John G. Holdren Jr., 44, of Mountain Avenue, Roanoke, was charged with drunken driving, possession of stolen property, reckless driving and driving after being adjudicated a habitual offender, according to Salem police Sgt. R.E. Gray.

Holdren was treated at Lewis-Gale Hospital for minor injuries, Gray said.

Gray said the truck rounded a curve on Kessler Mill Road about 7:20 a.m., the driver lost control and it overturned at the intersection of Garst Street. The accident occurred near Mason Creek, but none of the fuel spilled into the water, he said.

Police still were investigating the accident to determine where the truck was stolen, he said.

by CNB