Overturned dump truck blocks Clermont road

CLERMONT, Fla. – A dump truck overturned Thursday in Clermont, completely blocking a roadway, police said.

Clermont police tweeted at 12:18 p.m. that Hancock Road near Harwood Marsh Road would be closed for several hours.

Police asked motorists to avoid the area.

The roadway was back open around 3 p.m. and the driver of the dump truck was given a criminal citation for reckless driving, police said.