Tanker trucks can rollover like puppies: 2 injured in tanker truck crash on I-95 in Newport, Delaware

 JULY 18, 2015

Updated 4 mins ago

NEWPORT, Del. (WPVI) --

Two people were injured when in a tanker truck crash on I-95 in Newport, Delaware.

It happened around 5:20 p.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes neat the I-295 split.

40-year-old Chester Stallings, was behind the wheel of the truck.

Police say he looked down at his GPS and that's when he struck the back of a Subaru.

The tanker then swerved, hit a guardrail and overturned, causing the truck to spill its fuel.

Stallings had to be pulled from the wreckage. He was taken to Christiana Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

He also faces charges for inattentive driving, no proof of insurance and a number of other traffic related offenses.
A passenger in the Subaru was also taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The crash blocked multiple lanes for more than three hours. All lanes have since reopened.

Delaware State Police are investigating the accident. 

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Updated 1 hr 56 mins ago

NEWPORT, Del. (WPVI) --

One person was injured when a tanker truck hit a barrier and overturned on I-95 in Newport, Delaware.

It happened around 5:20 p.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes neat the I-295 split.

The truck went off the highway, struck the barrier and rolled over several times, spilling its load.

One person was hurt but it's not clear on the extent of the injuries.

The crash blocked three of five lanes while crews worked to clear the scene. All lanes have since reopened.

No word what caused the accident.

Delaware State Police are investigating.