the back of the semi.

"The truck driver had no idea they were back there," Roscommon County Undersheriff Ed Stern said.

Matthew Menz, who is a truck driver himself, told the 911 dispatcher the truck was in the middle of the road, "going about 2 miles an hour," without flashing hazard lights.

Read MoreMore than three quarters of Russians believe their country shouldn't fight to have American and other western economic sanctions lifted, even though they threaten the country's long-term prosperity.

The sanctions, affecting a wide swath of Russian businesses and wealthy individuals, were imposed in 2014 by America and its European allies following Russia's annexation of the Crimean region of Ukraine. Even more economic sanctions came early this year after US intelligence agencies concluded Russia influenced the 2016 presidential election.

Although these sanctions have severely depressed the Russian economy, today 76% of Russians believe it "is not worth fighting for the abolition of western sanctions."

The feeling is up from 2015 when 57% of Russians agreed with the same sentiment, according to numbers tracked by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center. The respondents