TRUCK DRIVER INJURED IN ROLLOVER TANKER TRUCK CRASH ON I-80 NEAR SHEPLEY RD, MINOOKA

    MON SEP 09 2013 ~9:30 AM
    MINOOKA FPD
    ROLLOVER TRUCK INJURY CRASH I-80 WITH HAZMAT INCIDENT
    41.470194,-88.241379 (I-80 NEAR SHEPLEY RD MILE MARKER 123)

    INITIALLY REPORTED AS SEMI-OIL TANKER ROLLOVER CRASH ON CAR. STEEL FROM WRECKED TRUCK CAUSED WITNESSES TO MISTAKE THE SEPARATED WRECKAGE FOR A CAR. LIFESTAR HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE ON I-80.

    I-80 SHUT DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. SEMI WAS WESTBOUND AND CROSSED OVER TO EASTBOUND LANES.

    MEDICAL HELICOPTER TRANSPORT OF TRUCK DRIVER TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN DOWNERS GROVE.


    ALSO A HAZMAT INCIDENT.



    GOOGLE MAP TRAFFIC LAYER INCIDENT MESSAGE:
    INCIDENT ON I-80 AT W SHEPLEY RD
    INCIDENT EVENT TYPE. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY. LEFT SHOULDER CLOSED.
    STARTED: SEP 9, 2013, 10:04AM
    EXPECTED TO END: SEP 9, 2013, 12:00PM (LAST UPDATED: SEP 9, 2013, 11:10AM)

    http://maps.google.com/?q=41.470194,-88.241379+(i-80+near+shepley+rd+mile+marker+123)&t=h&z=17&layer=t

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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Monday, September 09, 2013

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