Monday, May 19, 2008

14 TONS!

14 tons of spilled Oreo cookies snarl Ill. traffic

MORRIS, Ill. - Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.

Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.

"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.

The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.

Mahoney says no charges have been filed but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies.

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Choose your reaction:

A) OMG! WTF! OREO COOKIES SNARL?!?!
B) Good to see IL roadways held up by deliciousness for a change
C) Can I be an "authority" for the day?
D) mmmmmmm double-stuff
E) Who lets a sleepy driver loose at 4am with 14 tons of Oreos?
F) Yeah, the boxes mysteriously "ripped" open. $10 says this Brian Mahoney loves him some cookies. (with the added: No charges filed?)
G) I wanna picture of 14 tons of Oreo cookies
H... Create your own reaction, leave it in the commments

4 comments:

Br. Jonathan said...

"Immediately behind the truck was a bus carrying 60 members of Overeaters Anonymous. Mayhem ensued."

Lorraine said...

If he'd collided with a milk truck instead of a median it would have been perfect.

Miss Healthypants said...

I liked Rainey's comment. It would be AWESOME if a milk truck collided with an oreo cookies truck!! :)

Iwanski said...

A suspicious blue fuzzy muppet seen lurking nearby has been taken into custody for questioning.