Driver blacks out, hits pole

By Anne Lautzenheiser
Published on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 8:39 AM CDT

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The driver of a Genco Amusements truck collided with a traffic light pole in Slidell Wednesday afternoon, injuring himself and a passenger and tying up traffic for several hours.

Police said Mark Glover, 38, of Crossroads, Miss., apparently blacked out while driving on Pontchartrain Drive, running through a red light and smashing into the pole at Spartan Drive.

A Genco Amusements truck sits wrapped around a traffic light after the driver blacked out while driving in Slidell on Wednesday. (Staff Photo by Anne Lautzenheiser)

Both Glover and his passenger, Jerry Jones, 45, of Bogalusa, were wearing seatbelts.

"There's absolutely no doubt those seatbelts saved their lives," said Captain Kevin Foltz, spokesman for the Slidell Police Department.

Glover was taken to Slidell Memorial Hospital, and Jones was taken to Northshore Regional Medical Center, where they were treated for various injuries, including several broken ribs and facial lacerations.

Both men remain in serious but stable condition.

Initial police reports indicate Glover was not speeding, nor does it appear that drugs or alcohol were involved.

According to Foltz, who spoke to Glover at the hospital, the driver's biggest concern was for his passenger.

"When I saw him in the emergency room, the first thing he said was 'Is Mark OK? Is anyone hurt?'" said Foltz.

No charges have been brought in the accident.

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4 comment(s)

anonymous wrote on Jul 10, 2009 2:35 PM:

" "not only was he a one man crime wave he always had other people with him", so I guess, that would take the "one man" out of the crime wave. "

anonymous wrote on Jun 17, 2009 6:15 PM:

" Kinda confused why the man was arrested???? bonnett said,"We think he did this to show her he wasn't going to harm her." sounds like a phony arrest! "

Your Family wrote on Oct 29, 2008 12:30 AM:

" We are so proud of you..Wish you were still with us...We love and miss you dearly..Love, Brianna,Mason and Amber "

Your uncle Mike Alvarado wrote on Jul 21, 2008 7:32 PM:

" Nephew we are very proud of you and the work you do Sgt. Daniel Alvarado "

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