JUNE 9, 2015
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
Northbound I-75 was closed for about four hours Monday and
southbound traffic also was disrupted after a tractor-trailer crash north of
Bowling Green dislodged barrier wall in a construction zone and spilled fuel.
The semi driven by James Murphy, 47, of Overland, Mo., was
northbound approaching State Rt. 582 about 10:35 a.m. today when it went out of
control, struck a concrete barrier on the roadway’s left side, caromed back
across traffic and hit a barrier on the right side, then hit the left-side wall
a second time, troopers at the patrol’s Bowling Green post said.
The impacts knocked the barrier wall out of alignment,
partially blocking the southbound lanes while the northbound lanes remained
closed until spilled diesel fuel from the truck was cleaned up. All lanes
reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mr. Murphy suffered minor injuries and was taken to Wood
County Hospital for treatment, troopers said. Intoxication is not suspected as
a factor in the crash.