Driver rescued hours after truck hits overpass

RICHLAND, Texas -- A truck driver whose rig crashed into an interstate overpass Sunday was freed almost eight hours after the structure collapsed on top of him. The man's 19-month-old son died.

Rescuers cut away at the cab to get to the driver. Cleaster Broadway, 41, of Moro, Ark., had been communicating with sheriff's and Department of Public Safety officials since the collapse, said Lt. Gary Myles.

Rescuers took advantage of an opening created by a pillar sticking up through the concrete to rescue Broadway, who had been pinned between a pillar and an I-beam, said Lt. Ron Franks of the Corsicana Fire Department.

"We didn't mess with the integrity of the concrete," Franks said.

Rescuers continued to try to reach the toddler's body.

Dr. Robert Kingman, a surgeon called to the accident site, said Broadway's chest and leg were pinned by the roof of the truck, but his injuries did not appear to be life threatening.