Crime & Safety
Overturned Truck On I-580 Shatters 41,000 Pounds Of Empty Wine Bottles
BREAKING: The incident brought the Tri-Valley commute traffic to a standstill for hours Thursday.
LIVERMORE, CA — The driver of a truck transporting empty wine bottles on I-580 Thursday afternoon lost his brakes and ended up overturned on the side of the highway. Fire officials said when the truck driver realized he had lost his breaks, he tried to slow himself to a stop by using a hillside and accidentally tipped over, breaking about 41,000 pounds of glass inside the truck in the process.
No one was injured, but the incident blocked several lanes on the busy highway and brought the heavy commute traffic to a grinding halt for hours Thursday. CHP issued a Sig-Alert and drivers were asked avoid the area and use alternate routes as traffic stacked up for more than eight miles.
Fire crews worked for hours to get the truck back on its wheels and off of the highway.
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Altamont Pass Status Update (VIDEO): EB I-580 (west of I-205), overturned big rig w/ 41,000 lbs broken glass is upright. FFs still on scene. pic.twitter.com/uiU0vVU2wI
— Alameda County Fire (@AlamedaCoFire) August 25, 2017
Livermore Update (VIDEO): On Thursday, August 24, 2017, #ALCOFire Engine 8 and Battalion 3, Livermore-Pleasanton FD Engine 98 and CHP responded to eastbound I-580, 2 miles west of I-205, for an overturned truck transporting empty cases of wine bottles. A driver lost his brakes and pulled off the road using the hillside to slow him to a stop. He then rolled over. Thankfully, the driver did not sustain any injuries. Diesel fuel is leaking, requiring crews to collect the product from entering a storm drain. The truck is very unstable and may roll over onto Highway I-580. This incident will last for several hours. Multiple lanes will be blocked to facilitate removing the truck and its contents. #AltamontPass #Livermore #Tracy #AlamedaCounty #ALCOFirefighters
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