LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A pickup truck driver was charged for his role in the four-vehicle crash earlier this month that left a semi dangling off the side of the Second Street Bridge. 

Court records show Trevor W. Branham, 33, of Jeffersonville, was arraigned Friday on four counts of wanton endangerment and one count of operating on a suspended license. 

The crash on March 1 made headlines after the rig broke through the railing of the Second Street Bridge, resulting in a daring rescue of the semitruck driver by Louisville Fire & Rescue.

According to the arrest report, witnesses told police that Branham's Chevrolet C1500 truck was southbound on the bridge speeding and weaving in and out of traffic when it hit a stalled vehicle in the right lane.  Police said Branham's vehicle then lost control and crossed into northbound lanes, hitting another car with two people inside before striking the semi tractor trailer. The semi hit a bridge support beam on the westside of the bridge before going through the iron fence railing. 

The semi snagged on the bridge beam, which kept the it from dropping into the Ohio River. The woman in the truck was left suspended in the cab until the rescue by firefighters. Dramatic video, which you can watch in full below, shows Bryce Carden pulling the woman back up to safety. She was in the truck — dangling over the water — for at least 45 minutes.

The driver of the big rig was trapped in the cab for nearly 45 minutes before being rescued by members of the Louisville Fire Department. 

The semitruck belonged to Sysco, a wholesale restaurant distributor. In a written statement after the crash, the company said it's "enormously grateful" to the rescue team and law enforcement.

The arrest report said Branham "drove the vehicle under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, placing himself and other motors at risk for serious physical injury or death."

In Jefferson County Court on Friday, Judge Anne Delahanty allowed Branham to be released on a $20,000 bond. He is scheduled back in court May 15. 

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