One person has minor injuries after an 18-wheeler overturned on Highway 35 near Fort Payne earlier in the week.

Fort Payne Police Department Officers on the scene said they believe the truck was moving at a high rate of speed on Highway 35 Northbound when it flipped onto its side at the Joe’s Truck Stop wall.

The incident occurred Monday night.

The officers on the scene said the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries during the incident.

The Joes Truck Stop wall on Highway 35 was built in the 1950’s to help protect homes from speeding vehicles. The Alabama Department of Transportation is working with Fort Payne and city officials to change the wall. The wall was built where the curve at the bottom of the hill is 90 degrees, so that trucks do not hit the homes on highway 35. 

ALDOT has proposed replacing the wall with an emergency truck stop ramp. Mayor Brian Baine supports the idea, even if it means that some homes and local businesses have to move to a safer location. 

(WHNT.COM)