I saw this on the news early this morning (turned on the TV around 6):
A semitrailer hauling 40,000 pounds of beer tipped over on a west suburban highway interchange this morning and was leaking its payload on the road, Illinois State Police said.
The incident occurred before 6:30 a.m. on the ramp from the southbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) to the eastbound Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), said Master Sgt. Robert Fierstein.
Troopers and investigators were still on the scene trying to determine what caused the single-vehicle crash, which resulted in a "breach" in the cargo area.
Other than "rubberneckers" slowing to see the overturned truck, there was minimal impact to traffic as crews tried to clean the spillage from the roadway. The driver suffered minor cuts and bruises to his face and was cooperating with police.
The vehicle was believed to be carrying Miller beer products, Fierstein said.
Here's the picture I found on our local ABC channel's website:
2 comments:
Was the driver drunk? He coulda thrown his open beer can in with the rest and not raise suspision
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I'm glad no one was badly hurt.
I always get amused when food or money or shoes (i.e. *fun* stuff) spills all over the highways. Far better and entertaining than learning of gasoline or chemical spills!
I'm surprised there weren't people offering to take the spilled beer off of the road--you know to save the environment, not for a party friday or anything like that!
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