CUTOFF = ROLLOVER

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PRE-DAWN ROLLOVER -- Eastbound traffic on State Highway 31 was reduced to one lane for several hours, just west of Chandler when this 2007 18-wheeler Freightliner rolled over on its side around 4:50 Monday morning. The driver, Lillian Akins, 48, of Temple, Texas, said she was eastbound in the outside lane when as she approached the curve to the left, she noticed a car come from behind her into the inside lane. Akins said when the car started to come back over into her lane, she moved over to the right to avoid a collision, lost con- trol and rolled over on the right side skidding to a stop in the outside lane and right shoulder. Akins said an unidentified passing motorist helped her climb from the truck. She said she was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. Pictured: Crow Towing employees insert Air Cushion Recovery Bags under the side of the trailer in order for the tow truck to hook on and upright the vehicle. Both lanes of traffic were open by 10:30 a.m. Akins was transporting cardboard for Central Texas Corrigated. There were no citations issued.