Truck leaking human waste causes a number of wrecks on Connecticut freeway

It’s not snow season but, however a highway in Connecticut was changed into a slick, crash-prone floor this previous Monday due to a tractor-trailer leaking human waste everywhere in the freeway. The Connecticut Put up reviews that the waste was accountable for a number of crashes alongside Interstate 95 in Connecticut and closed the freeway down for about three hours.

The motive force of the Mack truck, 34-year-old Shaky Joseph, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, unsecured load and 12 counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, in accordance with state police. The Connecticut Put up additionally reviews that police mentioned the driving force was conscious that his cargo was leaking, however continued to drive anyway.

Autos recognized as crashing because of the leaking waste embody a Toyota Avalon, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, a Freightliner tractor-trailer (that jack-knifed), a bike and a number of other extra. To make issues even worse, a tractor-trailer misplaced management and crashed into two parked (unoccupied) state police automobiles — one seen within the photograph on the prime of this publish — on the facet of the freeway. Fortunately, there aren’t any reported deaths or main accidents on account of the crashes. Nonetheless, the motorcyclist that misplaced management was transported to the hospital with “minor accidents.”

Police described the highway as “scattered” with fecal matter, however didn’t say extra about why there was a truckload of it headed down the highway.