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.
1 person injured in semi, car crash near Minooka: http://t.co/494ZRrI53k pic.twitter.com/T58GrDRP13
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) September 9, 2013
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)
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