Cincinnati.Com reported a Yellow driver who died Tuesday when his rig tumbled off the northbound Interstate 471 exit ramp to Fort Washington Way was driving too fast in the rain.

The report stated Charles D. Osborne, 53, of Bagdad, Ky., was pulling two trailers about 2:35 a.m. on the curved, elevated ramp when his rig fell 25 to 30 feet to Monastery Street.

Traffic was snarled for hours. While 285 accidents have occurred on the Ohio stretch of I-471 from 2001 through March of this year, "we've never had an entire truck go over," said Police Spec. Jerry Enneking.

Mike Hoffman, 57, of Southgate, says the I-471 ramp is dangerous.

"People come across the bridge dueling to get to the first lane. I'm surprised more people don't go over," Hoffman said.

The I-471 ramp was blocked for several hours while it was inspected for damage. It was reopened in time for morning rush-hour traffic.

Monastery Street between Third Street and Baum Street was closed most of the day.

Source: http://news.enquirer.com

Above, scene of the accident where a Yellow tractor-trailer plunged from the Northbound ramp from I 471 to Fort Washington Way westbound. The truck ended up on Monastery Street near East Third Street. (Gary Landers, Cincinnati.Com)

Police said Osborne, of Bagdad, Ky., wasn't wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. View the slide show photos at www.wlwt.com .