DEP Gives Accounting Of South Brunswick Road Cleanup After Fuel Spill

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Almost a week after gallons of diesel spilled on Davidson’s Mill Road, South Brunswick Mayor Charlie Carley has asked the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for an accounting of the cleanup efforts.

Around 1:39 p.m. on March 10, a freight liner tanker truck was traveling westbound on Davidson’s Mill Road, when its right-side tires left the roadway, police said.

The driver tried to steer the truck back onto the road and overcorrected, causing the truck to overturn onto its passenger side, police said. More: Road Cleanup Continues In South Brunswick After Freightliner Crash: PD

The impact of the crash ripped a hole in the side of the tank, causing diesel to spill on the road.

The DEP estimated about 600 to 1000 gallons of diesel spilled after the crash.

The DEP told Carley they responded to the scene of the crash on Friday morning and removed the diesel on the day of the incident. Currently, they are working to remove the impacted soil as work was held up due to inclement weather.

A Licensed Site Remediation Professional for the trucking company is overseeing that work.

“I want to make sure we recoup any costs the town incurred as a result of the crash,” Carley said. “The residents should not have to pay for careless driving and roadway closures over the past week.”

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