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Beer truck overturns on Tri-State ramp
June 16, 2009 6:52 AM | 54 Comments

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.

-- Andrew L. ****

passnu2

iTrader: (33)

Only in Chicago...Wonder if this will make it on the TV show "Wrecked" with the tow crew from Ohare.

Faraaz23

I was just thinking that too! That would be too good not to feature on an episode, given they were the ones called in to clear the site.

Faymester

How is the homeless population around there? They could have gotten in on some free booze

bad co

OH NO!!!! All that poor beer...... Oh why wasnt I theyre to help salvage it!! this about 15min from my house.

whoster

not interested in Miller beers...


unless they own some better breweries i don't know about.

bad co

just saw it on the new's it was miller lime. nvm.... if it was heineken or becks it would have been a diffrent story.

I8ABMR

miller lime???? It was probably a good thing

Koma

iTrader: (3)

Miller Chill is the grossest beer ever. Good riddance.