Truck driver remembered

Posted Jul 9, 2012 7:20 am.

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It was a day to remember for the friends and family of a beloved truck driver who lost his life on a rural highway northeast of Calgary.

According to The Calgary Sun, Sunday’s gathering saw a convoy of semis gather at the intersection of Hwy. 9 and Hwy. 566 to honour Wes Brooks.

The 56-year-old died in a crash involving his semi and a pickup truck on June 16.

Police say the driver of the pickup failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection, near where at least three other fatal collisions have happened in the last 12 years.

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