Man in portable toilet lost his cool after being struck by big rig

A tractor trailer was making a delivery in northeast Athens, Georgia on Wednesday when it struck a portable toilet and sparked an altercation with the man who was inside at the time, Athens-Clarke County police have said.

When the driver of a big rig arrived up at Noramco on Olympic Drive at about 9am to make a delivery, he realized he was at the wrong building and began to back up.



He struck a portable toilet, and upon getting out of his cab to check on any damage an irate man came out of the toilet, cursing and screaming at the driver. The driver was apologetic for his accident, but the man he disturbed would not calm down. He took a swing at the trucker but missed, at which time bystanders intervened and separated the two men.

When an officer arrived at the scene, the man who had been in the portable toilet explained “he lost his cool and his temper got the best of him when he took the swing at the victim,” according to a police incident report. No arrests were made, but the officer gave the truck driver a case number and explained the warrant application process should he decide to press a simple assault charge.

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