Truck Overturns, Spills 10 Gallons Of Liquid Onto Road In Hillsborough

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A Hillsborough teenager was issued a summonses after she crashed into a truck, causing it to overturn and spill gallons of a liquid onto the intersection of Raider Boulevard and Rt. 206 on Monday morning, police report.

On June 19 at 7:28 a.m., a 17-year-old Hillsborough girl was driving a brown colored 2014 BMW and attempting to make a left turn from Raider Boulevard onto Rt. 206 northbound, Hillsborough Police report.

The teen ended up crashing into a white colored 2015 Isuzu box truck, driven by Ricki Mancini, 31, of Manville, who was driving westbound on Raider Boulevard and was crossing over Rt. 206, police report.

As a result of the crash, the box truck was turned over on its side and hit a traffic sign. The truck was carrying about 10 to 20 gallons of a mixed solution of a broadleaf weed control, which ended up spilling onto the roadway.

Raider Boulevard was closed between Rt. 206 and Homestead Road for about two hours.

The crash remains under investigation by the Hillsborough Township Police Department, but the teen was issued a summons for failure to yield.

The Somerset County Hazmat Team responded and cleaned up any spilled fluids.

Other responding units included: Hillsborough Township Police Department, Hillsborough Township Fire Departments 36, 37, and 38, Robert Wood Johnson of Somerset Ambulance, Robert Wood Johnson of Somerset MICU , Hillsborough Township Fire Safety Bureau, Somerset County Hazmat and Hillsborough Township OEM.

(Photos courtesy of Station 37 Fire)

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