The Best Traffic Jam Ever
Monday, May 19, 2008
14 Tons of Spilled Oreo Cookies Snarl Ill. Traffic
MORRIS, Ill. (AP) - Got milk?
Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.
Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.
"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.
The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.
Mahoney says no charges have been filed but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies.
Yum.
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Posted by Shelby (anonymous) on May 19, 2008 at 7:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Though I understand they're necessary to maintain the stability our economy, I *hate* that we non-truck drivers have to share the road with them. I'm sure we all have stories of a seemingly drunk, tired, oblivious or just *angry* truck driver endangering our lives on the road.
Posted by Dazie (Aileen Dingus) on May 19, 2008 at 8:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
oh man. Would that I'd been nearby. Double Stuff Oreos are a huge weakness of mine.
Posted by dolores2175 (April Fleming) on May 20, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I could do without trucks of offal, or those scary ones with those giant wire spools, but trucks full of oreos? I'll share the road with them anytime.
Posted by alm77 (anonymous) on May 20, 2008 at 11:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
April, yeah, sounds great until you consider the possible CNN Headline: Death by Oreos
On second thought, I'm sure there are worse ways to go.
Posted by booyalab (anonymous) on May 20, 2008 at 9:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This story would've been better if the oreo truck had collided with a milk truck.
Posted by godjilla (Jill Ensley) on May 21, 2008 at 12:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Man, I found that funnier than I probably should have. booyalab=WINNARZ.
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