After Tanker Wreck, I-95 Repairs Underway
Police said the tanker caused damage to road near Tydings Bridge.
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Transportation and environmental officials are working to clean up damage an overturned tanker left in its wake Tuesday near the Tydings Bridge.
While the driver sustained minor injuries, there were no patients transported to area hospitals in the one-vehicle crash, Maryland State Police spokesman Marc Black said.
“Basically, the tanker truck was traveling northbound on 95…just before the Tydings Bridge and for some unknown reason, went from the middle lane, across the right lane, across the shoulder and struck the guard rail,” Black said. “When it struck the guard rail, it overturned. Approximately 5,000 gallons [of fuel] spilled.”
Officials from Maryland Department of the Environment said they vacuumed approximately 39 gallons of diesel fuel from the tanker, which is owned by Pilot Flying J trucking company.
"No fuel is believed to have gotten into the river," said Jay Apperson, spokesperson for Maryland Department of the Environment.
Cleanup will likely involve removing the soil, Apperson said.
Interstate 95 was shut down northbound and southbound after the crash, which occurred after 8 a.m.
Southbound lanes opened two hours later, according to Explore Harford, and northbound 95 reopened before 4 p.m., CecilDaily.com reported.
There was damage to the guardrail and the right lane on northbound 95 as a result of the incident, Black said. Roadwork should be complete before the Wednesday morning commute. Maryland State Police did not issue any citations, Black said. The investigation is ongoing.
Joseph Shmoe
1:14 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
"for some unknown reason, went from the middle lane, across the right lane, across the shoulder and struck the guard rail"
Will any of the police on the scene require to have print-out of the driver's cell phone activity just before the time of the wreck?
JB
6:26 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Joe, there's a much more likely chance that someone did something stupid in a car that the truck was trying to avoid. Cars follow and crowd trucks way too closely, and often cause the problems.
Joseph Shmoe
2:10 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
JB,
Agreed. I do see a lot of car drivers every day on I-95 that do not respect the mass of an 80,000 lb vehicle. But, I also see a fair number of the drivers of these 80,000 lb vehicles talking on their cell phones while driving and weaving from one side of their lane to the other and into the adjacent lanes.
Just as it is common to check to see if a driver is intoxicated, it should be just as common (or more common) to pull cell phone records for those involved in crashes.