MAY 12, 2015
ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA
Interstate 95 was shut down after a tanker truck carrying
watermelons crashed Tuesday night in Volusia Beach.
All lanes were blocked shortly before 10 p.m. near mile
marker 227 in Ormond Beach while emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage
and contain a fuel leak.
The crash involved two semi-trucks. According to Florida
Highway Patrol, one of the drivers was cited for careless driving.
The drivers of both trucks received minor injuries, and watermelons
were everywhere, firefighters said.