BLACK HAWK - It took some good reflexes, but the man at the wheel of a runaway garbage truck near Black Hawk managed to miss homes along a curvy road as the unfettered vehicle lumbered downhill.

The driver said the air brakes on the truck failed Wednesday while he was on his scheduled route.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver did a remarkable job of keeping the truck on the road until it finally flopped over on a sharp curve.

Some fluids and a little garbage were spilled, but the patrol says the real challenge was getting the truck upright on a narrow road lined with a lot of trees.