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Country star Luke Bryan's truck was seen stuck under an overpass at Irving and South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago yesterday.
The country music star has a concert tonight, Sunday 8/25, at Wrigley Field.
The 53-foot dry van was carrying concert equipment when a passerby photographed it.
It was posted in the r/chicago SubReddit and said "Can't park there buddy."
It's unclear if the truck was freed.
I have seen this happen a couple of times in my life. From my own experience, they need to let the air out of the tires and tow it forward.
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