By GARY HENRY ghenry@prairiepress.net
A freak accident Monday, June 15, left an undetermined amount of diesel fuel on state Route 1 from a point below Five-Mile Hill to the Herrington Transportation facility on Prairie’s Edge, west of Paris.
Emergency responders at the scene said it appeared a piece of farm equipment lost a disc-plate after exiting a nearby field. A semi-truck later drove over the disc and ruptured a fuel tank. The site of impact was evident by a large dark area on the road, the smell of fuel and diesel standing in the hollowed areas of the rumble strips on the edge of the road.
Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood said authorities used the trail of spilled fuel to locate the truck at the Herrington facility. He added the truck belonged to Herrington Transportation and the driver was unaware the tank was ruptured and leaking.
“We think we know who the implement belongs to,” said Wood, although the investigation is continuing.
He does not anticipate any criminal charges arising from the incident, but did not rule out civil action between insurance companies as a possibility to determine who is financially responsible for the cost of cleaning up the fuel.
Wood confirmed a company that specializes in hazardous material cleanup was summoned to the scene for putting down absorbent and possibly another chemical that helps break down the fuel for easier handling,
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