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Tractor trailer hauling pigs, jackknifes and catches fire on I-95 in Stafford County
ABC 8 News ^ | 12/04/2020 | Emma North

Posted on 12/04/2020 11:07:27 AM PST by Joe 6-pack

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A tractor-trailer crash right on the edge of Stafford County and Prince William County is causing major delays on Interstate 95.

Drivers traveling northbound will be forced to reroute due to a closure of northbound lanes at mile marker 147.

Virginia State Police responded to the crash at 10:28 a.m. They say the tractor trailer ran off the left side of the road and hit a jersey wall. The back of end of the truck came to a stop across the travel lanes.

Stafford County Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene on 10:30 a.m. for a large vehicle fire. The fire was coming from the cab of a tractor trailer that had jackknifed across the northbound lanes on I-95. The fire was under control after about 15 minutes, the fire department also contained a diesel spill.

The tractor trailer had been transporting pigs. Some of the pigs were killed in the crash.

The driver had a minor injury and was helped on the scene.

As of 1:30 p.m. VDOT says the north center lane, right lane and right shoulder are closed. Drivers are rerouting to Route 1.

Traffic is backed up for about eight miles.

VDOT says they have adjusted timing on traffic signals to allow for heavier traffic along Route 1 northbound.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Food; Local News
KEYWORDS: bacon; dieselbacon; porkbarbecue
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To: polymuser

21 posted on 12/04/2020 11:20:34 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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To: Joe 6-pack

Special this week - whole smoked hogs.


22 posted on 12/04/2020 11:22:04 AM PST by PAR35
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To: HighSierra5

You win. 8~)


23 posted on 12/04/2020 11:24:04 AM PST by real saxophonist ("Congress Shall Make No Law..." They should have stopped right there.)
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To: Osagegirl

Jeez. Poir things. ☹


24 posted on 12/04/2020 11:25:03 AM PST by MNDude
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To: Joe 6-pack

Makin' bacon.


25 posted on 12/04/2020 11:25:18 AM PST by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, Libs, Progs, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder.)
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To: MNDude

*poor


26 posted on 12/04/2020 11:26:48 AM PST by MNDude
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To: Patriot_MP

Not over the River, right at Quantico.


27 posted on 12/04/2020 11:28:06 AM PST by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, Trump supporter, murdered in 2020)
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To: Joe 6-pack

28 posted on 12/04/2020 11:30:12 AM PST by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: Joe 6-pack

29 posted on 12/04/2020 11:39:37 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: Joe 6-pack

At first read, I thought pigs were pulling the trailer.


30 posted on 12/04/2020 11:44:27 AM PST by bgill (.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Porcine Tragedy Leads To Neighborhood Barbecue


31 posted on 12/04/2020 11:56:18 AM PST by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: G Larry

Bill Miller please pick up the white courtesy phone.


32 posted on 12/04/2020 12:07:00 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (RELEASE THE BRACKEN! I)
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To: G Larry

Bill Miller please pick up the white courtesy phone.


33 posted on 12/04/2020 12:07:33 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (RELEASE THE BRACKEN! I)
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To: HighSierra5

If that close to Quantico, it might have been an Hambush.

It only happens if the pigs fly. (and they might have.)

Luckily it didn’t happen in LA near the La Brea Tar Pits.
(We don’t need no Jurassic Pork!)


34 posted on 12/04/2020 12:21:00 PM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Reporters puzzled why first responders sent calls for baked beans


35 posted on 12/04/2020 12:29:08 PM PST by Ophiucus
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To: Joe 6-pack

BBQ for everyone!


36 posted on 12/04/2020 12:32:15 PM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: real saxophonist
After word got out, there were probably more than 400 people on the scene to look.

No one brought knives and aprons with that much meat lying around?

My grandpa hit a deer once with his car. While waiting for the State Police to show up, he started to butcher it. The officer asked him why, and he said (with a thick accent), "Dere eees lots of good meat left, no?"

37 posted on 12/04/2020 12:40:34 PM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: pierrem15

Come on , what kinda truck, bet it was a Jimmy. And not even in the dark of the moon.


38 posted on 12/04/2020 12:45:57 PM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Damn, I’m 839 miles south of that, and just finished my second beer.

Maybe next time.

5.56mm


39 posted on 12/04/2020 12:48:54 PM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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To: Joe 6-pack

If I even said I understood that graphic, I’d be a liar.


40 posted on 12/04/2020 1:06:10 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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