Investigation | Clark Memorial Bridge sees 1 crash every 4 days [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On March 1, every news camera in Louisville was focused on the Clark Memorial Bridge, as a Sysco semitruck cab dangled over the Ohio River with a driver inside for nearly an hour.

“She was praying a lot, and I prayed with her,” Louisville firefighter Bryce Carden said, who rescued driver Sydney Thomas.

In the hours following the accident, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said it would evaluate the future of semitrucks on the bridge.

“At this time we would expect that it would still be able to carry commercial truck traffic in downtown Louisville. It is an important connection, but certainly we will evaluate that,” said James Ballinger, KYTC’s chief state highway engineer.

The bridge was repaired and reopened in April. Engineers said the semi only damaged the sidewalk and railing; the bridge’s main structure was …