Crime & Safety
Beer Bust: Overturned Big Rig Dumps Huge Load Of Beer
Hundreds of cases of beer spilled into the roadway in West Covina Thursday morning.
Traffic lanes shut down both East and Westbound on N. Garvey Av., Just east of Fairway Ln to Hillhaven Dr. A Semi truck with a full load of Modelo Beer overturned blocking the roadway until further notice. CHP is on scene and handling the investigation. ^^DS pic.twitter.com/v1NaBR6Ly6
— West Covina Police (@WestCovinaPD) March 7, 2019
WEST COVINA, CA — A big rig overturned near the 10 Freeway in West Covina, dumping a huge shipment of Modelo beer into the road below.
Hundreds of cases of beer blocked traffic, shutting down both the east and westbound lanes of North Garvey Avenue. The solo-vehicle crash happened just before 8 a.m., and the road remained closed indefinitely while crews worked to clean up the mess.
It was unclear what caused the truck to overturn or whether it had traveled down an embankment off the freeway or up and embankment from the underpass.
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The California Highway Patrol was on the scene and handling the investigation.
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