A tractor-trailer operator from Georgia was injured Wednesday evening after his rig rolled over at the intersection of routes 209 and 93 in Nesquehoning.

The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. as the rig was traveling south on Route 93, descending the Broad Mountain.According to Nesquehoning police, officers Carl Breiner and Richard Neikam were dispatched to the area after learning that a tractor-trailer had rolled onto its side following its descent off Route 93. When officers arrived, they were met by officer Joshua Tom of the Lansford Police Department, who was on his way to work at the time but stopped to help.Officers observed a white Freightliner tractor-trailer, owned by Western Express Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee, on its side in the intersection. It was obvious by the marks and layout of the wreckage that the truck had been traveling south on Route 93 and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Route 209. At that point, it appeared the driver, later identified as Brandon Vaughn Keith Smart, 23, of Bainbridge, Georgia, attempted to make a left turn onto Route 209 but was unable to do so, and the truck flipped and slid several feet before coming to a stop on the berm of the northbound lane.Breiner spoke with Smart, who was conscious and being treated by emergency personnel, and asked why he didn't use the truck runoff ramp midway down Route 93 when he knew he was having trouble.Smart told police he experienced braking trouble just as he was approaching the bottom of the mountain, after he had already gone past the runoff ramp.Breiner asked if Smart stopped the vehicle at the top of the mountain at the designated truck pulloff before starting his descent. Smart said he did.Smart was then transported to Blue Mountain Health System's Gnaden Huetten campus for treatment after complaining about leg pain in his left leg.Officers checked the rig for any indication of mechanical failure and found that the brake push rod on the rear passenger axle was disconnected from the shaft that transfers the force from the air pressure in the brake chamber to the brake assembly in the hub. It appeared that the connection had been disconnected for quite awhile and residue buildup showed that the problem did not just happen.Police report that this problem would have caused the truck to pull more to the left when the brakes were applied and would have played at least some role in the crash, but to what degree it could not be determined.Following the initial investigation, crews began working to remove the rig from the roadway. The crash was cleared at 9:28 p.m.Nesquehoning police are still investigating and have not yet released if charges will be filed against the driver.