Posted on 12/09/2002 9:35:03 AM PST by rface
LEBANON JUNCTION, Ky.- Scores of cars and trucks got flat tires Monday along a 15-mile stretch of highway after an estimated 50,000 screws spilled onto the pavement. Police said no accidents or injuries were reported.
There were no witnesses to identify the source of the one-inch-long screws spilled along Interstate 65, said State Police spokesman Steve Pavey.
"A box may have burst on a truck and they rolled out the back, but we don't know for sure," he said. "There was no box or anything."
They were first noticed at 5:45 a.m. EST and tires were still going flat by 8 a.m., he said. Authorities estimate there were about 50,000 screws dumped on the interstate.
"They have a very sharp end," said Pavey of the self-tapping sheet metal screws.
Vehicles were stopped along a 15-mile stretch of the highway in the Lebanon Junction area, about 20 miles south of downtown Louisville, Pavey said. A dispatcher said at least 80 calls were received from motorists.
The interstate was shut down in both directions for a time while the state crews used sweepers to sweep the northbound lanes.
"Nobody saw a truck losing the screws, and I'm sure the driver doesn't want to come and tell us because somebody might have to buy a bunch of tires," Pavey said.
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Ashland, Missouri
I'm really not a paranoid, but have they ruled out terrorists? Think of the havoc one could cause; this sounds like a test run...
LOL, didn't even think about that. Can't rule out local wrecker services, either...
Take two valium and call me in the morning!
Just wait, the report will be on petey jennings tonight: "And shiek alah wa soma a gumb has claimed responsibility through hiswattabuncholousiers, fanatic Jew hating US hating arab group.
"They have a very sharp end," said Pavey of the self-tapping sheet metal screws.
I'll second that
LOL
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