WHO ARE THESE
PEOPLE? POLICE SEEKING DRIVER WHO CAUSED 200-GALLON GAS SPILL AT YPSILANTI
TOWNSHIP SPEEDWAY IN MICHIGAN
Police are looking for the driver who broke off a
tanker's hose after running over it at a gas station in Ypsilanti Township
Wednesday.
The incident caused a 200-gallon gas spill, according to
Vic Chevrette, Washtenaw County's HAZMAT director.
A gas tanker was delivering fuel to the Speedway located
2190 Rawsonville Road around 12:30 p.m. when a vehicle attempted to drive
around it.
"They drove over everything, the hoses and the
nozzles, and severed everything off," Chevrette said.
The driver of the vehicle then kept going, officials
said. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is looking for the driver, but did
not immediately have an information about the vehicle.
The disconnection caused 200 gallons of fuel to spill in
the area.
The gas station was closed and an absorbent was put down
to try soaking up some of the fuel, Chevrette said.
A private company was being called out to finish the
clean-up.
Chevrette said the fuel did not contaminate any of the
drains.