Injured by flying debris, Flathead Valley man calls for tougher enforcement of unsecured loads

On a late March morning, Gary Gilham drove a truck loaded with tables, couches and chairs back to Kalispell, a routine trip for the 15-year furniture store employee.  

Heading west on Montana 35 about 11:20 a.m., March 28, Gilham spotted a large truck with a trailer hauling what looked like trash headed in his direction. But his attention turned, suddenly, to what looked like drywall or cardboard vaulting out of the trailer.  

He heard a thud and looked up to see a hole in his windshield. Then he felt blood pouring from the left side of his face.