Friday, May 1, 2015

SEMI ROLLOVER SPILLS THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF FERTILIZER AND 250 BUSHELS OF CORN IN SARGENT COUNTY, ND. DRIVER INJURED




APRIL 30, 2015

SARGENT COUNTY, N.D.

A Rutland man was injured after he rolled an International semi hauling a flatbed trailer with hazardous material into a Sargent County slough yesterday just before 5 o’clock. 

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Steven Wyum, 66, was heading east on Sargent County Road 3 nearing Highway 32 just before 4 p.m. Thursday when the truck rolled into the south ditch and into a slough.

The patrol reports that an emergency manager was contacted about the spill.

The Highway Patrol says the flatbed trailer had approximately 2800 gallons of liquid fertilizer with insecticide and around 250 bushels of treated corn. The load was dumped into the slough and the containers were broken. 

The driver of the International 66 year-old Steven Wyum had a cut on his head and his eyes were burning from the fertilizer. He was transported to the Oakes hospital for treatment.

The patrol lists damage at $20,000.

The crash is still under investigation.