Saturday, January 17, 2015

TRACTOR-TRAILER OVERTURNS AND SPILLS 50K POUNDS OF MILK IN ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. HE WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING.



TRACTOR-TRAILER OVERTURNS AND SPILLS 50K POUNDS OF MILK IN ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. HE WAS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING.

January 17, 2015

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – A tractor-trailer driver has been charged with reckless driving after his vehicle overturned early Saturday morning on the Eastern Shore spilling about 50,000 pounds of milk and fuel across Route 13.

John Eason, 54, of Preston, Maryland, was traveling southbound near Tasley Road in Accomack County when he ran off Route 13 and flipped in the median around 4:45 a.m. Police closed all lanes of the road while the Tasley Volunteer Fire Department cleaned up the spill. But just over two hours later, a Dodge pickup truck driving northbound ran into the back of a fire department vehicle.

The driver of the dodge, Christopher Beauchamp, suffered major injuries and was flown to the hospital. Beauchamp, 59, of Onancock, will not be charged, state police said.

Eason, who suffered minor injuries, was wearing his seat belt and alcohol was not a factor. No fire personnel were hurt.

The crash cleared around noon and all lanes are open.