Yogurt Spill Douses New York Highway After Tractor-Trailer Crash

A tractor trailer crash on a New York highway let slip 18 tons of Greek yogurt onto the road.

CHENANGO, N.Y. -- A tractor-trailer crash in upstate New York has sent 18 tons of Greek yogurt spilling alongside a highway.

The station reports that the yogurt spilled on the highway's shoulder and down a hillside. The sheriff's office says crews are still cleaning up the crash scene Tuesday morning.

The 24-year-old Nebraska man who was driving the truck wasn't seriously injured. He was ticketed for failure to reduce speed and improper lane use.

The westbound lanes of I-88 were closed for a time after the crash.

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Comments

[insanityfollows]

04:26 PM on 05/18/2012

Reminds me of the time that an trailer load of oranges got spilled on I-85 in Atlanta around 1988-89. Turned I-85 into the stickiest and slickest slip-n-slide ever. What a damned mess. Tied up traffic for hours! Anyone out there remember that one? It was legendary. (Of course, there was also the time all the cows got loose in downtown Atlanta, as well. I KNOW you guys remember that one!)

[COREYDIXON1125]

03:35 PM on 05/17/2012

I slung my yogurt last night!!

[Todd Odson]

08:38 PM on 05/16/2012

Damn! Why can't that happen to me while driving on the freeway....I even got a special spoon ready for just an occasion! Not to worry, I'll get my chance!

[a1623yankee]

04:22 PM on 05/16/2012

Well I88 was shut off for a time, but should be pretty regular from now on.

[madcityy]

03:32 PM on 05/16/2012

call jamie cutis

[Canefighter]

06:35 PM on 05/16/2012

Anyone remember the SNL skit about her doing the Activia commercial?

[Boissiere Parker]

03:05 PM on 05/16/2012

I love Chobani ;-)

[fylnyc]

02:12 PM on 05/16/2012

A great disturbance in the Force. It was like a million voices crying out in unison, then suddenly silenced.

[aphextwin07]

01:03 PM on 05/16/2012

and no footage of the spill? talk about incomplete reporting...

[Boissiere Parker]

03:06 PM on 05/16/2012

I know right! I would love to see what 18 tons of yogurt looks like.

[walkingonsunshine111]

05:00 PM on 05/17/2012

to the workers who have to clean it up. a big friggin sloppy mess.

[Sarkazmo]

10:25 AM on 05/16/2012

OMG the stench after a day or so.... *shudder*

[bdl00]

08:19 PM on 05/16/2012

EW especially if you have hot weather in New York.

[mrlecher]

08:25 AM on 05/16/2012

It took all day to clean it up and reopen the highway. But now our local news people assure us the the highway is finally dairy-free... You KNOW they were waiting all day to say that.

[iowaff]

07:53 AM on 05/16/2012

ALL yogurt is temperture sensitive. It all had to be destroyed after spilling out of the refrigerated truck. It would have been too labor intensive to even try to salvage any of this for human consumption. BTW, WALLABY is the best yogurt in the world. No, it is NOT made from wallaby milk.

[kadyak]

02:20 AM on 05/16/2012

Nearly all the containers should have been intact. They should still be sold, or at the least, donated to food banks.

[rewith85man]

01:41 AM on 05/16/2012

Animals would have a field day on this incident.

[BerryCherry86]

12:29 AM on 05/16/2012

Wrong picture.. It was Chobani.. one of the largest, preservative-free Greek yogurt manufactures.. not yoplait..
if yoplait did spill, with all the chemical additives it has in it, it could have been salvaged.. lol

[rocknhula]

11:56 PM on 05/15/2012

Could have been worse. It could have been a spern bank truck.

[rewith85man]

01:40 AM on 05/16/2012

Then, I can see some creepy, lonely, desperate woman...

[bdl00]

08:20 PM on 05/16/2012

HAHAHA

[rocknhula]

08:28 PM on 05/16/2012

Yes, can you imagine that? Skidding into a sperm bank spill over? I wonder if someone can get pregant form that?